🚨 URGENTE: O jogador da Inglaterra Marc Guehi, interrompeu a entrevista do Messi e disse a ele em espanhol: "Boa sorte na final Messi, você é o melhor."
Resposta de Messi: "Obrigado pelas palavras. Até logo amigo."
🚨England Captain Harry Kane on Jude Bellingham approach Messi:
🎙️Reporter: “Harry, what did you make of Jude Bellingham’s approach to Messi during the match?”
🗣️Harry Kane: “I told Jude, you don’t have to approach Messi like that. You can’t wake the beast in him and expect nothing to happen. The moment you give him that extra motivation, he’ll punish you. That’s exactly what we saw. Against players like Messi, sometimes the smartest thing you can do is stay disciplined and not give them a reason to raise their level.”
🚨 Rodrigo De Paul on Argentina’s mentality ahead of facing England:
🗣️ Reporter:
“How is this Argentina team so strong mentally?”
🗣️ De Paul:
“Before the game, we were discussing England’s comeback against Norway. We thought it was impressive. They looked strong defensively, dangerous going forward… a very complete team.
Then Scaloni walked in, listened for a moment and said, ‘Yes, very impressive. But remember, we’re the defending champions. We’ve come back from worse situations than that. And most importantly, they don’t have Messi.’
That ended the tactical discussion. Everyone started clapping, someone shouted ‘Messi,’ and within seconds the dressing room had turned “Messi” into a song.
People ask where our confidence comes from. Sometimes it’s difficult to be afraid when your manager finishes the team talk by reminding you that Lionel Messi plays for your side.”
Por causa do seu corpo, hoje ele só pode te dar 20 minutos como ponta-direita, como fazia em seu auge no Barcelona?
Nenhum problema. Ele vai te dar os 20 melhores minutos de um ponta-direita.
O maior que eu vi.
🚨 “I Think I Woke Something Up in Him” -Bellingham Admits Mistake vs Messi
🎙️Reporter: Jude, you were leading until around the 80th minute and then lost it before full time… that must really hurt?
Jude🗣️: Yeah… it hurts a lot. Honestly, it’s one of those feelings you don’t forget. We were in control for so long, and to see it slip away like that so late… it’s painful. I really wanted to win this — we all did. But at the same time, we gave everything. No one left anything out there.
🎙️Reporter: There was a moment between you and Lionel Messi during the game — it looked heated. What happened?
Jude🗣️: (laughs slightly) Yeah… I think that was probably my mistake, to be honest. I tried to get under his skin a bit, maybe distract him. At that point, everything was going our way, but I also know… as long as Messi is still on the pitch, the game is never finished.
So I thought maybe I could put him off a little. But yeah… I think I did the opposite. I think I woke something up in him.
🎙️Reporter: So no bad blood between you two?
Jude🗣️: No, not at all. He’s my idol, honestly. There’s nothing serious there. Emotions are high in a game like that, especially a semi-final.
And actually… after the final whistle, he came over to me and spoke to me, tried to console me. That meant a lot, because in my head I was thinking, ‘he probably hates me now’ (laughs). But that just shows the kind of person he is.
So yeah… nothing but respect for him.”
Pep Guardiola on Lionel Messi’s masterclass against England.
🗣️ “People keep asking me how Messi is still doing this at 39 years old. My answer is simple because football has never seen anyone like him. Age defeats everyone, but somehow it refuses to defeat Lionel Messi. What he did tonight was beyond football… it was art.”
“England didn’t play against an old player. They played against the greatest mind this sport has ever produced. Two assists in a World Cup semi-final, controlling the rhythm of the biggest match on earth as if he were playing in his backyard. That is not normal. It is impossible to teach.”
“I’ve stood on the touchline and watched Leo do things that left me speechless. Tonight, sitting at home, he made me feel exactly the same. Every touch had purpose. Every pass carried danger. Every decision was perfect. He didn’t run the most but he made everyone else run for him.”
“The frightening part is that he no longer needs his young legs. His football brain is ten seconds ahead of everyone else. By the time defenders realise what is happening, the ball is already in the back of the net or a teammate is celebrating. That’s genius. Pure genius.”
“People obsess over goals, but tonight Messi reminded the world that football is about creating moments no one else can imagine. Two assists that changed a nation’s history. Two passes that carried Argentina into another World Cup final. That is the definition of greatness.”
“At 39, most legends are sitting in television studios talking about football. Messi is still writing football history. He isn’t surviving at this level he’s dominating it. That’s why I will always say there has never been, and there will never be, another player like Lionel Messi.”
“When this World Cup is over, don’t just remember the trophies or the statistics. Remember that you witnessed a 39-year-old genius walk into a World Cup semi-final against one of the strongest teams in the world… and make them look ordinary. We are watching the final chapters of the greatest football story ever written.”
🎙️ Zlatan Ibrahimović on Messi and Argentina’s comeback:
🗣️ “People always say the Premier League is too difficult and that Messi wouldn’t survive against Premier League teams. Tonight, he faced the Premier League himself… and he won.”