“I learned this only recently, I didn’t know that. It’s a pleasure to keep achieving records like this. I think Diego would be very happy for me, because he always showed me a lot of affection, he’s always happy.” Lived when things were good for me, ”said Messi.
Despite missing the penalty – the 39th miss of his career – the Argentina captain said he was “happy” with the “big match”.
“We achieved our first objective, which was to get out of the group after starting the way we did (the 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia),” Messi said.
“I was really disappointed to miss the penalty, because I knew that one goal can change the whole match, that it forces you to play in a different way. But I think missing the penalty makes the team stronger.” Hui.