Imagine that this is the weight Messi had been carrying on his shoulders playing in the final and all the other matches in this World Cup. The hope and expectations and all that energy of all those people rolled into a ball that he was carrying all while performing at the level he did. And that's not even mentioning his personal and professional ambition of getting that one trophy that had eluded him.. the only one that did.. until now.

Such a great performance from him regardless, but with all that pressure on him it's even more impressive.. and yeah, it took the whole team to win this World Cup, a lot of players played their part, not only Messi. But he was the one who galvanized and pushed them forward - scoring in every single round in the World Cup, the first player to ever do so. Such an amazing performance, no wonder he collapsed to his knees when it was all said and done