Let’s take a minute to reflect on Lionel Messi – and his brilliance.
He may be close to the end of his career – and this may be his last World Cup – but he is still carrying the pressure of leading Argentina and seeking a third World Cup triumph.
He has won everything else, but the biggest prize in football. For the first game and a half in this Cup, however, he has looked harried and under pressure – even though he scored Argentina’s only goal against Saudi Arabia.
Tonight was a disaster in waiting for Argentina – if they had lost, the reaction in Buenos Aires and around the world would have been stunning.
The world expected – and tonight Messi delivered.
He scored a blinder with his first real chance, and then set up the sealer with another brilliant reading of the play.
What happens now? Who knows. But in case we needed reminding, as long as Argentina have Lionel Messi on the pitch, they are a chance of achieving just about anything.
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