Inside Lionel Messi team talk of a lifetime as Argentina stars inspired by World Cup guarantee
dailyrecord.co.ukSuperstar Lionel Messi freed his Argentina team-mates of burden en route to World Cup immortality – according to close friend Pablo Zabaleta.
The 35-year-old scored twice during the pulsating showpiece with France before his nation secured glory on penalties after the sides battled to a 3-3 draw through extra time.
Messi and Zabaleta both suffered heartache in Brazil eight years ago when they lost the Final to Germany. However, the man many believe to have cemented his status as the greatest player of all time has continuously made it his mission to inspire his team-mates who were well hell-bent on winning it for the man they idolised.
Papu Gomez previously revealed Messi had him in tears when he addressed his team before last year's Copa America Final. Zabaleta revealed his close pal made it his mission eight years ago to take the pressure away and repeated the trick in Qatar.
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