Joan Laporta and Xavi are over the moon after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup on Sunday. Argentina is the rightful world champion, says Xavi, who sympathized with Lionel Messi. In addition to the Barcelona coach, club president Joan Laporta is also happy with the success of the Argentines.
Laporta and Xavi appeared on Monday at the premiere of a new Barcelona documentary. They discussed the World Cup final in front of the club channel’s cameras. The two said they sympathized with French Barcelona players Ousmane Dembélé and Jules Koundé, but were especially delighted that the mission of Barcelona legend Messi has been completed.
“He deserves it, man, he deserves it,” Laporta said of Messi’s world title. “He’s the best of all time. This is a kind of targeting. We would also have been happy if Koundé and Dembélé had won the World Cup, but Messi’s career will now always be linked to this World Cup win that he has been chasing so much. That was the common wish of everyone who cares about him. We are grateful to him for everything he has given us,” said the president, who failed to keep Messi for his club in the summer of 2021.
Xavi’s words
Xavi said that as a fan he had enjoyed the final between Argentina and France. “This was one of the best matches I’ve ever seen,” said the coach of the Catalans, who played with Messi for more than ten years at Camp Nou. “I’m sorry for Dembele and Kounde, who came close to winning, but Argentina were better and deserved it. We must congratulate Messi. A World Cup win could not be missed in his career. Leo is the best player ever and a friend of mine.”
Barcelona will resume the competition on New Year’s Eve. Cross town rivals Espanyol are then the opponent in Camp Nou.
