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While Tchouaméni ignored Lionel Messi, what Griezmann said had an impact

Leo's former teammate at FC Barcelona was full of praise for the captain of the Argentine team.

By William Estrella

Leo's former teammate at FC Barcelona was full of praise for the captain of the Argentine team.
Leo's former teammate at FC Barcelona was full of praise for the captain of the Argentine team.

The Argentine team will face France, in the grand final of the World Cup in Qatar, to be played this Sunday, December 18, at the Lusail stadium. In this context, the European team spoke about Lionel Messi, captain of the Albiceleste. Aurélien Tchouaméni belittled the 'Flea' to praise Kylian Mbappé, while Antoine Griezmann left a phrase that surprised everyone.

After beating Morocco in the World Cup semifinal, Tchouaméni, a Real Madrid midfielder, indicated that the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) is not the best player in the world and emphasized that Kylian Mbappé "took" the position from '10' from Argentina.

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For his part, Griezmann, who was Messi's teammate at FC Barcelona, did not hide his admiration for the current PSG striker. "Argentina is a great team and they have the best player in the world," said the Frenchman. At 35 years old, Leo has five goals and three assists in the World Cup in Qatar and dreams of winning his first title.

Argentina's path to reach the final:

The team led by Lionel Scaloni started the group stage in a bad way, where they lost surprisingly against Saudi Arabia. It was claimed against Mexico and Poland. In this way, they finished in first place in Group C. In the round of 16 they beat Australia 2-1, in the next round they beat the Netherlands on penalties and in the semifinal they easily beat Croatia 3-0 .


William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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