Immediately after the Mexican referee Juan Gabriel Calderon brings an end to a frenetic Clásico in a blockbuster clash of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, guest Brazil lock horns against arch-rivals Argentina, Messi ,the captain of the Tango team and the French star of Paris Saint-Germain, has been in focus  spotlight and said: ""We always knew we could win," Messi said after the game. "We were convinced from the beginning, and we tried to play but at times we couldn't.
"But the important thing is that we didn't lost either, we keep going and we keep growing.
"I haven't played for a long time. It was a very intense game and I need to find my rhythm. I'm fine, obviously not physically though. I've been standing still for a long time and it's not easy to just play a game that has so much pace immediately.
"Thankfully I'm fine, I'm hoping to end the year well now."
He continued: “It is true that we did not win, but it is important that we did not fall against a big team. I hope that we will qualify in the next round. There was a lot of friction, which made the match very difficult, and we knew that the match would be like this, A closed match, in which it is difficult to play and even move with the ball as easily as some expect.”
Messi was back to full fitness to start his first game since October but the Paris Saint-Germain striker was quiet until the final seconds of the match when he forced Alisson to get down to save a rasping shot from 20 meters.
"I gave it all I could," Messi said. "This was a very intense game ... It's been a while since I've been out [injured] and it's not easy to play in a game that demands this kind of pace