Messi prepares for Villarreal with quiet night with Thiago, Mateo, Hulk & Toby

Messi prepares for Villarreal with quiet night with Thiago, Mateo, Hulk & Toby

The Barcelona star's partner shared a photograph of him relaxing at the family home

Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates have an important league game on Sunday against Villarreal.

Hours before heading south to El Madrigal, we've had the chance to see Leo Messi the family man. His partner and the mother of his two children, Antonella Rocuzzo, shared an endearing scene on Instagram.

In the image you can see Messi at his home with his two sons, Thiago (four) and Mateo (one). And along with them are also the two Messi family dogs: Hulk and Toby.

As can be appreciated in the photograph, Hulk is now enormous in size. A French Mastiff, he joined the family one year ago as a gift from Antonella to Leo. In that period of time, he has maintained a rhythm of constant growth as can be verified in this latest picture. Of course, his size is at odds with the fact he is a docile and quiet dog.

A quiet and calm print of the Messi home hours before Leo and his Barça teammates face Villareal in their first league match of the 2017.