Minutes after the success before Netherlands, certified in the penalty shootout, Leo Messi she was the spitting image of happiness. The albiceleste star once again completed a key performance to qualify his team for the semifinals of the worldin which it will be measured with Croatia.
The PSG striker expressed what that victory meant. “I feel much joy, much relief, We didn’t deserve to go to extra time, let alone go to penalties. We knew how to suffer and we passed, which is the most beautiful thing, it’s impressive,” Messi proclaimed, proud of his teammates’ response to the orange team.
“It is not up to scratch”
“We showed match by match that we always know how to play with the same intensity, with the same desire We understand the moments of the matches, we are very excited, We really want it, we needed this joy for ourselves and for all the people who are always with us”, added the ex-Barcelona.
His gesture changed when questioned by Mateu Lahoz, who decreed 10 minutes of added time and punished Argentina with a last-gasp foul that ended up taking the duel to extra time. “We had fear before the game because we knew who it was. I don’t want to talk about the referee, you can’t be honestThey immediately penalize you. But people saw what happened. FIFA has to see this, You can’t put a referee like that for such an important game. It cannot be that the referee don’t measure up“Messi said.
Palo a Van Gaal
The striker praised the performance of his goalkeeper, who saved the first two Dutch penalties. “With the Back we know we have advantage on penalties, he showed it again”, pointed out Messi, who also hit Van Gaal: “He sells that he plays football well and then puts balls“.
The star predicted a hard clash against Croatia. “He played him as an equal to BrazilThey have very good players, especially in midfield. Their footballers know each other very well, they are there for a reason. It will be very hard. We are really enjoying going step by step”, concluded the white and blue hero. On Tuesday he will have a new exam in search of the long-awaited end of December 18.
