A goal, an assist, 5 successful dribbles, 6 chances created.
39-years-old.
I’m struggling to find words. How do you articulate greatness like this? How?!?!?
Nicolas Otamendi 🗣️: “People always ask if we treat Messi differently in the national team.
The answer is yes… and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
We’re talking about the greatest player in history.
But it’s not about giving him special privileges. It’s about understanding who he is and what he means to Argentina.
When Messi speaks, everyone listens. When Messi is on the pitch, everyone runs a little harder. Not because he asks us to, but because he inspires it.
I’ve played with him for many years, and what surprises me most is his humility. A player who has won everything could act like a king, but Leo is one of the most normal people you’ll ever meet.
That’s why the dressing room protects him.
Not because he’s Messi the superstar, but because he’s Messi our captain, our teammate and the man who carried the dreams of an entire country for so many years.
Some teams have great players.
We have Messi.
And trust me, that’s a privilege none of us take for granted.”
I could single out literally every single one of our players and how incredible they were, but it’s more appropriate to talk about things as a collective — because everyone was just that immense.
From minute 1 to 90, the unrelenting intensity was honestly beyond belief. And the fact I got to watch it live… one of the best moments of my life.
Times I was just sitting and smiling, proud. Of every one of them. Every single one.
I’m so bloody pround. Can’t even put it into words.
EASILY my favourite Barça performance under Flick. Couldn’t care less about the outcome when those lads just did what they did. The epitome of leaving their heart and soul on the pitch.
MY CLUB 💙❤️💙❤️