Lionel Messi Quotes (6 Quotes)

It was obvious from his first attack on me that he went in to kick me on the knee. It meant the second time he came in really hard, he was going over the ball with the intention of hurting me. That was why I jumped and that is the only reason he did not do real damage.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

We cannot allow that to happen again. I am sure Argentina has a very strong team and the players have the will to win the title. ... We would like to avoid playing against one of those strong teams in the first round.

We can't be overconfident. It happened to us when we were leading 2-1 in last year's game. Chelsea has players who can score two goals at any moment and we have to realize we have achieved nothing yet.

I rushed to get back before it was time.

This defeat hurts because of the way it happened and because it broke our record of victories.