What's still so amusing to me is how he ended the debate at the very last moment. I mean with Ronaldo moving on from Europe just after the world cup, this was the only chance for the debate to really end. If Messi didn't win it we be hearing "not a leader like Ronaldo", "not clutch like Ronaldo" , " can't deliver when his team needs him the most" , "carried by Barcas system". But Messi in 7 games, as ridiculous as it sounds, shut down every criticism that has been put against him. This was really the only tournament available for him to answer those criticisms due to its level of difficulty compared to the tournaments he's involved in with Psg where they are already expected to win it