Messi spoke about his first conversation with Mbappé after the World Cup and why he avoids mentioning the final

lionel Messi received Olé in Paris to give one of his first interviews for an Argentine media consecrated world champion in Qatar 2022. He had already spoken to Andy Kusnetzoff but this time the dialogue focused on more footballing issues. And an inevitable name appeared, kylian mbappe.

The captain of the national team recounted what it was like to see the French champion again at PSG after the World Cup and that unforgettable final that saw them both protagonists in a duel that lasted until extra time and penalties. Kylian scored three goals, Leo scored two and both scored in the final round. But he only celebrated Rosario.

“We talked about the celebrations, about how it was experienced in Argentina”, began Leo, with great respect for his partner, who is now affected by an injury and with one foot out of the round of 16 of Champions League. And he added: “Nothing else, cool. Nor do you want to bring up the topic of the final and talk about it. I had to lose and I was on the other side, and I didn’t want to know anything about it at the time. That’s why I don’t want to touch on the topic, but with Kylian everything is fine” Messi admitted.

The Argentine captain has won a lot during his career, but he also knows firsthand what it’s like to live with a defeat. Indeed, he had to suffer four setbacks in the World Cup before his consecration in Qatar. And in one of these he was at the gates of glory, in Brazil 2014, after losing against Germany.

Leo and Kylian’s goal today is the Champions League, the obsession of the team supported by the Qatari capital. But there is concern. Is that after his injury in Wednesday’s match against Montpellier, the medical report was released this Thursday. right away a tension in the hamstring of the left leg and will be off the pitch for three weeks, then will miss the first leg of the round of 16 against Bayern Munich on 14 and 21 February.

Messi stood up for his teammates

In another section of the juicy interview he gave Olé, Messi also talked about the criticism that the national team has received for alleged bad behavior at the World Cup. “They are bad winners,” said various personalities from the football world, especially in Europe. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, for example, highlighted Lionel’s success but shocked the rest of the team by assuring them “they will never win anything again”.

Leo did not like these comments and without specifying anyone, true to his style, commented: “It seems unfair to me that this message has been installed because it is not true. We have always had exemplary behavior on and off the field. It has been spoken by what happened with Holland more than anything else”.

And he continued in his defence: “But nobody says anything about what was said before, about what they caused in the match and in the penalties. They didn’t have fair play (for the Netherlands). Everyone talks about what they did made Argentina after winning but nobody talks about it. The film had to be good”.