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Messi: "It's probably my last chance to achieve the big dream"

The Argentine striker removes doubts about his physical condition on the eve of his debut against Saudi Arabia.

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Messi: "It's probably my last chance to achieve the big dream"

The Argentine striker removes doubts about his physical condition on the eve of his debut against Saudi Arabia

MADRID, 21 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Argentine striker Leo Messi cleared up doubts about his physical condition and stated that the Qatar 2022 World Cup could be his "last chance" to achieve the "great dream" of winning the championship, on the eve of the Albiceleste's debut against Saudi Arabia (11:00, Spanish peninsular time) at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

"I arrive at a good moment from a personal and physical point of view. I trained differently as a precaution, but nothing unusual. I feel very eager and very excited," said the Paris Saint Germain striker, who is playing his fifth World Cup in Qatar.

Before what could be his farewell to the tournament, Messi opened up. "Surely it will be my last World Cup and my last opportunity to achieve the great dream that we all want. We hope to continue doing what we have been doing with this group. To continue growing game by game," he said.

The former FC Barcelona striker assured that the team arrives "very well in the group". "It's going to be a difficult match, because of what it means to start in the World Cup. For many of the boys it's going to be their first experience in a World Cup. We're going to play like we've been doing," he declared.

Regarding the statements by the Spanish coach, Luis Enrique Martínez, on the Twitch social network that if 'La Roja' does not come out champion, he wants Argentina to be champion for Messi, he declared himself "grateful for the love" he has received throughout his career sporty. "It makes me happy that there are many people who want Argentina to win the World Cup. Today I enjoy all this much more," he added.

He acknowledged that the 2021 Copa América has taken an "important weight off the back" of Argentine players. "We come from being champions and that makes you work in a different way, because people are not so aware of the results. This group reminds me a lot of the 2014 group, because it is very united. It is very nice to arrive this way because it gives you a lot confidence," he said.