Leo Messi: "I can't ask for anything more, God gave me too much, now everything is just to enjoy.
"I'm just happy to being considered as one of the best in football history, I'm just grateful to be considered among many great players..."
Lionel Messi é um monstro!! Aos 38 anos, deu show na estreia da Argentina na Copa do Mundo!! Comandou a vitória por 3 a 0 fazendo os 3 gols contra a Argélia!! Já virou, até agora, o artilheiro deste torneio!! Mas ele fez muito mais!! Em um só jogo, superou Gerd Müller, Ronaldo Fenômeno e se igualou a Klose como o maior goleador da história das Copas, com 16 gols!! Agora é só esperar que faça mais um pra ser o Maior e único!! Tá certo que é preciso tomar cuidado com Mbappé, que hoje fez dois e chegou a 14, mas sou muito mais o Messi!!
🚨 Lista de recordes que Lionel Messi quebrou esta noite:
- Maior artilheiro da Copa do Mundo
- Jogador mais velho a marcar dois gols em uma Copa do Mundo
- Jogador mais velho a marcar um hat-trick em uma Copa do Mundo
- Maior número de gols de fora da área em uma Copa do Mundo
O maior de todos os tempos 🐐
Riyad Mahrez on Lionel Messi’s masterclass vs Algeria:
🗣️ “What Lionel Messi did against us tonight is beyond incredible, especially at his age and at this stage of a World Cup where every single detail matters so much.”
“When you face a performance like that on the pitch, you can only stop and respect it… because it is not normal football anymore, it is pure genius taking control and deciding the entire direction of the game.”
“I remember before the match people were saying ‘he is not Messi anymore’… and I even said once in a normal conversation that if Algeria had Messi, we could beat Argentina, but football always has a way of proving things wrong.”
“But tonight he showed exactly why players like him cannot be replaced, compared, or even properly planned for… he is on a completely different level that you only truly understand when you are playing against him.”
“Every single time he touched the ball, we felt danger immediately… and every time we tried to close him down or block his space, he still managed to find another solution that hurt us.”
“As players, you prepare for him, you study videos, you analyse his movements, you try every tactical plan possible… but in the end, there are moments where you just have to accept pure greatness.”
“He didn’t just beat us tonight or score goals against us… he controlled the rhythm of the entire match in his own way from the first minute to the last.”
“That was not just a performance or a good game… that was a reminder, a very clear one, of why he is considered one of the greatest players to ever play football.”
🚨 Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Lionel Messi's goal against Algeria:
🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimovic:
I don't think there's a goalkeeper in the world saving that finish. When Messi decides that's where the ball is going, it's over.
People keep asking how he's still doing this at his age. My question is, how has he never stopped? He looks like a player who has refused to let time touch his football.
Those are the kinds of goals only the greatest players ever score. The technique, the composure, the timing everything about it is elite. It's the same type of finish he was producing as a teenager, and years later he's still reminding everyone why he's different.
Many people will always debate who the greatest is, and that's football. But one thing is undeniable: Messi is one of a kind. Players come and go, generations change, but moments like this remind you that some talents simply cannot be compared.
You don't judge Messi by his age anymore. You judge him by the impossible standards he keeps setting for everyone else.