Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton commented on making his official Argentina national team debut and the World Cup.

Mac Allister had been previously called up to the Argentina national team and did play two friendly matches. The first in 2019 was a 0-0 draw vs. Chile and the second a 4-0 win vs. Mexico. However, he did start both of Argentina’s last World Cup qualifiers.

He played 70 minutes in the 3-0 win vs. Venezuela and 59 minutes in the 1-1 draw vs. Ecuador in March. Speaking in an interview with TyC Sports, here is what he had to say:

“Being able to debut was something nice, something that I dreamed about for a long time and didn’t happen for different reasons.

“I felt very good, they were two very positive matches for me. I believe and feel that I could have done a lot better but I joined a team that has been playing together for a long time. Taking that into account, I accomplished very well what Scaloni asked of me.”

In regards to the Argentina national team at the 2022 Qatar World Cup:

“Argentina are going to be a team which no team will want to play, a very tough team. We have the best in the world, I believe we will be there fighting. I think teams are going to fear them (Argentina) and we have earned it.”

Gio Lo Celso, Juan Foyth and Gerónimo Rulli started for Villarreal in their draw against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

The three Argentine players started for Villarreal as they drew 1-1, winning 2-1 on aggregate against Bayern Munich. Villarreal reach the Champions League semi finals for the second time, having last been there in the 2005-2006 season.

With Bayern leading the match 1-0 and the game going to extra time, Lo Celso was involved in the play as Villarreal would score late to win.

Pep Gardiola spoke about the Argentina national team, Lionel Messi and the coaching staff.

Guardiola is one of the, if not the best coach in the world. A winner at FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, the Catalan knows how to lift trophies.

Winning the treble in his first year as coach of the senior FC Barcelona team, Pep Guardiola did it with very little experience. Speaking in an interview with Telemundo Sports, here is what he had to say about having experience in football:

“It’s all a big lie in football that experience is useful. The one that served you yesterday, is no use to you today. The illusion of young people like Scaloni, Aimar and the people they have, gave the group what they needed. Enough, it worked. Why? It’s a mystery.

“I always give the same example. A Champions League final, Milan was up 3-0 against Liverpool at half time. That Milan team probably had the most experience I have seen with Cafu, Maldini, Dida, Nesta, Gattuso, Pirlo, Crespo, Inzaghi… It was 3-0 at the break and in 20 minutes 3-3 and they lost.”

He also spoke about Argentina winning the Copa America:

“Winning the Copa America for any group gives you a feeling of “we did it” and I’m sure that will help in the World Cup. I have seen little of Scaloni’s team but they have not lost for a long time and that feeling that you are winning and not losing is going to give you strength.”

In regards to Lionel Messi:

“The fact of having him there, knowing that he has the unique ability to always create two or three personal actions out of nothing, be it goals or generating play with his forward team mates like Di María, Lautaro or Julián Álvarez… That feeling of strength is great.”

The Argentina national team home shirt for the 2022 Qatar World Cup has been leaked.

Argentina will have a traditional sky blue and white home shirt but the lines on the front will not be the same as those on the back of the shirt. Leaked images by Footy Headlines show three thick blue stripes in the front of the shirt with two thick ones in the back and in the middle, two thinner lines.

Adidas will also have their new logo on the front with the three Adidas stripes on the shoulders and the AFA with the two stars on the front.