🚨Lionel Messi on Dibu Martinez in tears after loosing the World Cup final.
🗣️“I feel his pain for this lose, he has been outstanding for us since the start of this World Cup and deserves to win this trophy yet again with us but I also feel we let him down by not being able to play well enough for a win.”
“He struggle to make every possible save so we can manage to get to the end of the game and maybe penalties but the red card keeps punishing us for the rest of the game.”
“I console him and also let him know he was once a champion and this isn’t just a lose for him alone, we’re all together in this, we fought well but they deserve the win just like they played. In football you just can’t keep winning all the time, it’s something you should know and after you understand that it makes you seat up for what’s best for you.”
🚨 “He Has Nothing to Be Ashamed Of — He Is the Greatest” — Lamine Yamal on Lionel Messi
“It’s an incredible feeling… to become a world champion at 19 years old. It’s something you dream about as a kid, but to actually live it — it’s very special.”
“And to win it against the world champions makes it even more special. You know you’ve beaten one of the best teams, and that gives it even more meaning.”
“I saw Messi after the game, and of course, he wasn’t very happy. But I understand that — he’s human. When you lose a final like this, you feel it deeply.”
“But at the same time, he has nothing to be ashamed of. For most of us here, he’s the one we grew up watching… our idol.”
“For me, he is the greatest of all time. That will never change, no matter what happens in one match.”
“Everything he has given to football — the joy, the inspiration — it will never be forgotten.”
“After the game, he came straight to me and congratulated me saying ‘You deserve it .’”
“Moments like that, you just have to show respect.”
Tus lágrimas son las nuestras, Capitán 👑🇦🇷
Nos diste las alegrías más grandes de nuestras vidas. Gracias por la entrega, por la magia y por dar la vida hasta el último segundo 🙌
¡Te amamos para siempre, Leo! 🩵🤍
It was not meant to be.
Thank you for everything to this team.
2x Copa Americas.
1x Finalissima.
2x World Cup finals.
1x World Cup.
An era we will never forget.