World Cup: “Long live the king”, “savior” … The world press ignites Lionel Messi

Still him, still him. When Argentina fails, Lionel Messi is always ready to pull his head out of the water. After a surprise loss to Saudi Arabia and a miserable start to Saturday’s match against Mexico, the genius once again wiped the lamp just after the hour mark, opening the scoring with a superb shot from outside the area, and thereby freed Argentina. and experience your first success in this world championship.

The goal was clearly welcomed by the Argentine press. The newspaper Olé describes the six-time Ballon d’Or as a “savior” and explains that “when his choice needs him the most, he rubs his left leg and makes the ghosts disappear” from Alibceleste. Same story from TyC Sports, which highlights the fact that Lionel Messi “took Diego Maradona’s World Cup goalscoring record with eight wins”.

In Europe, Messi’s game was also applauded. English newspaper The Sun describes him as “GOAT” (English acronym meaning “greatest player of all time”), while Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo placed the 35-year-old on their front page with the headline “Always Messi”. and stating that “the miracle of Messi’s left foot allowed a resurgent Argentina to triumph.”

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are knighted in Italy

In Italy, the game of Lionel Messi was welcomed, as well as the game of Kylian Mbappe in the match against Denmark (2:1). La Gazzetta dello Sport published a photo of the two PSG stars on the front page under the headline “Long live the kings”. “Mbappe and Messi cover the World Cup” – ignite the transalpine media.

Corriere dello Sport also names Lionel Messi, explaining that if Albiceleste is “a team of soloists, she is alive because she always has a champion who can solve her problems. The newspaper also mentions Kylian Mbappé, whom he calls “unstoppable”. Which will certainly put a smile on the face of PSG, who have both in their workforce.