Argentine wonder, Lionel Messi shows gratitude to his team mates and speaks on the Sevilla match as well as Ronaldinho.


Man of the match against Sevilla, Lionel Messi has shown delight and satisfaction at the turn of fortunes for FC Barcelona in the past few days, especially with the latest victory over high-riding Sevilla FC in match that saw Barca claim all three points at stake and hold back a very important contender for the La Liga trophy. Messi, who was thee architect of Sevilla's failure, says:

We were up to task. We defeated a great rival who will be one of the Liga challengers. But most important was our attitude. We knew that we already had the quality, but we needed to show such spirit in order to win and that was exactly what we did.

Speaking on the goals he dedicated to Ronaldinho, Messi in his usual way and manner, said:

Yes, I thought it was only right to dedicate the goals to Ronaldinho especially after injury prevented him playing. I was in a similar position sometime ago and he did the same for me, dedicating his goals to me. He's a very nice person and a great player. I score both goals because my team mates allowed me to do so. When the penalty was awarded, they asked me if I wanted to take it and I thought it was fine with me, so I did.