🎙️ Klose dig and tears: what Messi says after his goal record! | OneFootball

Since last night, Miroslav Klose has had company as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer: Lionel Messi.

In Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria, the 38-year-old found the net three times, taking his tournament tally to goals number 14 through 16. 

After the match, however, Messi mainly wanted to talk about the team’s performance. "It’s important to win the first game. The first match at a World Cup is never easy. We struggled in the first half, but luckily we got through it and made the difference in the second half," he explained.

But even in the first half, Messi had already put La Albiceleste on the road to victory with his goal for 1-0. Afterward, he reacted with visible emotion. "I cried after the first goal, yes … but it had absolutely nothing to do with football," he made clear in the interview.

He continued: "I’ve been through some difficult days, but I’m grateful to the entire delegation and my teammates because they were always by my side and gave me a lot of strength."

When Messi was also asked whether he pays attention to statistics like matching the goal record, he said: "To be honest, no. Of course it’s an honor to be there, because it means a lot. To be alongside Klose. Ronaldo is there too. Mbappé, who scored two today, as well. But I don’t think it says very much. It’s just a statistic and nothing more. It’s an honor to compete for the record, but it doesn’t really say anything."

His reasoning afterward is quite surprising: "For me, Ronaldo is one of the best of all time and he isn’t first. So for me it’s just a statistic." From a German perspective, one might well ask whether he doesn’t also see World Cup winner Klose as one of the best...

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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