Leo Messi equalizes Matthäus and surpasses Batistuta in another historic day

Lionel Messi completed another historical day in the Glass of the World the Tuesday in Lusail. His goal and assistance sealed the goleada in front of Croatia (3-0) to return to the final of the World-wide eight years after the bitter defeat in front of Germany in Brazil 2014. The '10' will look for revancha the Sunday in Doha in front of France or Morocco and will look for to add the only title that is missing him, the guinda to the cake of a tournament in which it has been, by far, the best, with 5 goals and 3 assistances in 6 parties.

Total leader of the 'abiceleste', the rosarino opened the marker in the minute 34 with a penalti executed like better results him resolve from the manchón white: zurdazo crossed, high and powerful, imparable for Dominik Livakovic and any goalkeeper in the world. The so much was his number 11 in world-wide, with which surpassed to Gabriel Batistuta (10) at most goleador Argentinian in the history of the tournament.

Leo completed his partidazo in the second part with a played for the memory. Desborde By right, dribbling to disarm to Joško Gvardiol and assistance to Julián Álvarez so that the '9' completed his doublet and sentenced the 3-0 final. In case it was little, the party in front of the Croats was his number 25, equalising the record of more meetings played in world-wide of the German Lothar Matthäus.

The legend of the Bayern Munich registered his 25 presences in five world-wide, from Spain 1982 until France 1998. Champion in 1990 in front of the Argentinian of Diego Maradona, Matthäus finish second in the 82' and in the 86' in front of Italy and Argentina. Messi, by his part, will contest the Sunday his second final, a party in which it will surpass to the German and, very probably, to Paolo Maldini in minutes contested (2.217). The '10' great 2.194', by what only needs 24 minutes more to leave backwards to the Italian.

More records for Messi in another historical day

Messi dances him a tango to Gvardiol and gives him the goal to Julián Álvarez 🐐

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Besides, Leo Messi equalised to Diego Maradona at most assistant of the Argentinian in the World-wide with eight passes ofgoal . After the party, the player of 35 years expressed his emotion in 'RTVE': "they Are a lot of things, am very thrilled to see all this. See to these people, the family... During all the World-wide was something incredible what live. It was what wanted. The records? I do not know, as I said it does time that am enjoying a lot of of this, of this World-wide", commented the '10'.