LIONEL MESSI has one last dream to fulfil – and will do whatever it takes to make sure it comes true.
For almost two decades Messi has put the ‘beautiful’ into the ‘beautiful game’.
But even artists like him are capable of painting darker pictures sometimes, as we saw in Doha on Friday night.
Want to know how badly the great man wants to win the World Cup before hanging up his boots?
Then watch footage of his behaviour in the aftermath of Argentina’s victory over Holland in what was a truly astonishing quarter-final in the Lusail Stadium on Friday night.
On the pitch, Messi was simply sensational.
His no-look pass set up Argentina’s opening goal. Messi then doubled his side’s lead from the penalty spot.
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