On Lionel Messi's 37th birthday, relive how he finally won an international trophy with Argentina
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00:00No hay nadie, nadie como tú No hay nadie, no hay nadie
00:30It's difficult, as I just said, it's a hard moment to realize the first thing that comes to me and I thought about it in the dressing room that it's done, the national team is over for me.
00:56As I said, it's four finals, it's not for me, unfortunately I looked for it, it was what I wanted the most, it didn't happen but I think it's done.
01:15He always voted for Argentina and I think that love he has for Argentina is indisputable, but you also have to understand his situation after having lost the finals and it was understandable, but I think he will recover and be aware of coming back.
01:31For you, is it good or bad news for Messi to return to the national team?
01:36For me, seeing Messi play football is always very good news, whether it's with the jersey or not, I can do it every day with the Barça jersey and enjoy it. With his national team, because of the importance and what it means for him, it's good news for football.
01:50How do you see the future of Argentina?
01:56We know that the illusion is always there, we are the Argentine national team and we know that we have to be protagonists because that's what history says.
02:07In these quarter-finals, we have to try to do things well so that we can move forward game by game, which is our idea, and try to get to the end, obviously looking for the Cup.
02:21How do you see the future of Argentina?
02:27I always said it, I am always available to try to be with the national team, to give my best. My biggest dream is to get a title with the national team, I was very close many times and unfortunately it didn't happen. I will try to keep looking for it until I can, until it happens.
02:58Messi is indisputable, guys, enough of Messi and Maradona, we have to enjoy them both. Messi is a great player, the best player in the world today, let's enjoy it.
03:10I'm from Rosario, the city of Messi and Maria, who scored the goal, so I'm very happy. In the difficult moment that we are living in Argentina with the pandemic and the economic situation, it is a caress for the soul.
03:23Yes, it is unique, there will be no other rematch. It's like Italy in the 90s, do you remember that game? It's the same, there is no rematch.