Leo Messi was the living image of happiness at the end of the Cup final. His first title as captain of Barcelona, ”the club of my life”, he celebrated with unbridled joy and said he felt “a lot of happiness. It has been a very tough King’s Cup for us , in which we suffered a lot in the qualifiers and it is very nice for this group. We are very happy because we deserved this joy. “
“It’s a very special Cup, yes. It’s special to be the captain of this club where I’ve been all my life and it’s a title that I feel differently,” said the Barça captain, who explained that the team went enter the game very consciously: “We knew that Athletic always play a very close 4-4-2 and coming out very quickly against. We had the necessary patience, playing from side to side, moving the ball well and then, in the second half, they noticed the fatigue, we put one more gear and we won well. “
Messi acknowledged that it was a “different” final due to the absence of fans and agreed that “it is very rare to celebrate a victory without ours. Without friends, without family, without the fans … But it is which touches us for the situation there, “stating that” surely from home everyone enjoyed it because it has been a difficult year and we needed such joy. “
And from here? “Now we enjoy the Copa del Rey and we will continue to fight for the League,” said the Argentine star, who warned that this is a different year, a transition with the presence of young players. It was difficult for us to start the year although we played good games but we lost points and games due to innocence and lack of experience, but little by little the team became strong and we got into the fight for the League because Atlético lost points and that is why we will fight. “
“It was a shame to lose the Classic but we are in the fight and we will fight for the League until the end,” said Messi, closing with his own smile and joy. “It’s a special Cup. A lot,” he proclaimed.