A star in the balance… How Messi turned a nightmare into a historic night against Egypt.

Argentinian star Lionel Messi was once again present For leading his country in a historic comeback against the Egyptian national teamToday, Tuesday evening, the world champions fly to the quarter-finals and continue their campaign to successfully defend the title.

Egypt was on the verge of pulling off a resounding surprise by knocking off the world championAfter two unanswered goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mustafa Zico took the lead until the 79th minute, Messi led Argentina’s comeback to win the match 3-2 thanks to goals from Christian Romero and Enzo Fernandez in addition to Messi.

Once again, Messi was Argentina’s inspirational leader, despite the huge psychological blow he suffered early in the game when he missed a penalty in the 21st minute after Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Schubert saved it brilliantly.

Messi was unfazed by the blow and it was evident moments later when he curled a free-kick off the crossbar that served as a warning message about what he will do in the second half to keep his country’s dream of a fourth world title alive.

His comeback began in the 79th minute with an outstanding pass, followed by Romero’s powerful header that Schubert was unable to block.

Just four minutes later, Messi followed up a loose ball into the penalty area, hitting a powerful ball that hit Schubert’s fingers and into the net to end Fernandez’s Pharaohs dreams with a third goal in stoppage time.

Messi confirmed his strong presence at the current World Cup as he didn’t miss a single goal, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria, a brace against Austria and a goal against Jordan, Cape Verde and Egypt.

Messi’s strong presence in today’s game was not limited to goals and assists, but his mark was present in many other statistics as he scored 5 goals, including two on target and a ball that hit the post as previously mentioned.

In addition to scoring, his passing was also present and strong as he created two excellent chances, delivered 12 assists, including 4 accurate passes, completed 51 balls, including 42 accurate passes, and completed 43 balls, including 35 accurate passes, in the Egyptian half.

In total, Messi touched the ball 91 times and managed to dribble 5 out of 7 attempts. He committed two fouls and lost possession 27 times.

Thanks to these numbers, Argentina continue their journey in the tournament, awaiting the winner of the Colombia-Switzerland game, counting on captain Messi to continue his impressive performances to go as far as possible.