Lionel Messi has been talking to public television extensively looked back at the World Cup in Qatar, where Argentina captured the world title. The tumultuous quarter-final against the Dutch national team was also discussed. The 36-year-old Messi tells something about that match that he has never done before.
Argentina reached the semi-finals by taking the penalty kicks better than the Dutch national team. In regular time, the Argentines took the lead in the 35th minute through a goal from Nahuel Molina. The right back made a run, was served by Messi and outwitted Andries Noppert. Especially the assist of the Argentinian captain was talked about for a long time.
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The pass to Molina came as a surprise, as the right back seemed to be out of Messi’s field of vision. Even the goalscorer himself doubted whether Messi had seen him. “Yes, I saw him run and saw that he kept running”, the multiple winner of the Ballon d’Or looks back. “It was clear to me that the most logical choice at the time was to play the ball towards the side, so I decided to pass there, because I thought the defense expected something different.”
He dismisses the story that Messi made his choice by ear as nonsense. “No, I didn’t hear him, but I saw him,” he emphasizes. Messi himself made the 2-0 fifteen minutes before the end, so that the game seemed over. Thanks to goals from Wout Weghorst, however, the Orange managed to get an extension out of the fire. The extra time yielded no goals, after which Argentina emerged as the winner in the penalty series.
2023-07-15 11:43:44
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