Lionel Messi stayed humble after his gala. He didn’t lose a set to his five-pack, with which he had defeated Estonia almost alone. Instead, he thought of his Argentine team. “We couldn’t have ended the season any better,” wrote the 34-year-old from Paris Saint-Germain on Instagram. So far, so normal. A few hours earlier he had made a anything but normal appearance in Pamplona, Spain. In the 5-0 (2-0) Argentinian test against the Estonians, Messi scored all the goals. The Argentine media swarmed: The newspaper Ole wrote of “the best Messi the national team has ever seen”, The nation of “another unbelievable record”. Messi opened the scoring with a penalty after nine minutes, four more goals meant a historic record. While the fans paid homage to him with chants, Messi smiled almost in disbelief after the 5-0. His hits 82 to 86 in 162nd cap for the Albiceleste represent the second five-pack in the former world footballer’s career, the first for the national team. Previously, Messi had only managed this feat in March 2012 in a 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League round of 16. He had already shone in the jersey of the South American champions last Wednesday: With two assists in the “Finalissima” he led Argentina to a 3-0 win against European champions Italy.
