Lionel Messi makes "battle" comment as he approaches Cristiano Ronaldo record
The seven-time Ballon d'Or victor has attracted level with his drawn out rival Cristiano Ronaldo on the worldwide stage following Argentina's Finalissima achievement
Lionel Messi has gladly proclaimed that this Argentina side will "battle" anybody in their method of a third World Cup crown not long from now in Qatar.
The Paris Saint-Germain star was talking directly following La Albiceleste's 3-0 win over Italy in the principal release of the Finalissima - a challenge that sees the victors of the Copa America assume the victors of the European Championship in a clash of the mainlands.
Expecting his country's World Cup possibilities, Messi made sense of: "We continue developing, that is the very thing that we are searching for. We are dealing with a step by step premise to work on further. We keep on saying that we are not the top picks, but rather we will set up a battle against anybody, since this gathering is confident, it has clear objectives.
"We should continue to move along. Presently we have significant matches in September, we really want to work and work on to show up the most effective way conceivable at our World Cup debut."
Messi was in phenomenal structure for his nation, enlisting a support of aids the triumph as Lautaro Martinez, Angel di Maria and Paulo Dybala all got on the score-sheet for Lionel Scaloni's side at Wembley. Shockingly, this conflict stamped only the third time the champ of the Copa America has met the holders of the Euros.
The last event returned 1993, when Argentina brought down Denmark by means of a punishment shoot-out. Eminently, Wednesday night's triumph additionally guaranteed Messi has drawn level with long-term Ballon d'Or rival Cristiano Ronaldo as far as respects succeeded at global level.
Messi has won both of those distinctions while at PSG - a club he has attempted to adjust to since leaving Barcelona the previous summer. The forward has fallen well beneath assumptions since showing up in the French capital - scoring only six Ligue 1 objectives across 26 games last term.
Messi opened up on his worse than average structure before his public group's conflict against Italy. "It was truly challenging to comprehend what occurred, I wasn't hoping to leave Barcelona - it was a shock," he told Argentine outlet TyC Sports.
"I had everything in Barcelona. I left when I was extremely youthful. Also: I lived more in Barcelona than in Argentina. Actually I had no designs to transform anything. Fortunately, the youngsters' variation was breathtaking. For Antonella and me it was more troublesome."
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