During his analysis, Josep Pedrerol compared the reaction capacity of the Argentine National Team with the mystique of Real Madrid and praised the team's conviction in decisive moments.
"Coming back at this time when Madrid sings, we sing like Madrid, Madrid believes, Madrid is capable of anything, others do not achieve what Madrid does," he described. For the host, that same mental strength was reflected in the Argentine team, which once again demonstrated character in an adverse match.
Pedrerol also defended Lionel Messi and questioned the minimization of his performances by focusing solely on his mistakes: "Argentina does it, we have seen it, what Argentina has done, Messi at his age, is the leader of this national team, provides an assist and scores a goal, and we also take away merit from Messi, and we talk about the penalties he misses."
The Spanish journalist considered that the football rivalry between Spain and Argentina influenced part of the opinions about the performance of the albiceleste team.
"I really think we are a little mistaken, perhaps due to the Argentina-Spain rivalry, by listening to Argentine fans who belittle the Spanish national team, they have caused everything Argentina does to seem wrong to us, and I believe we are truly making a mistake," he emphasized.
Furthermore, he highlighted the sporting value of the Argentine victory: "What happened today has a lot of merit, and it is very beautiful to see a national team that believes in this way, and to see Messi, one of the best in the world, provoking that comeback, seeing the people from Argentina crying, I get emotional watching that."
Pedrerol also expressed his disagreement with the focus that, in his view, prevailed during the post-match analysis. "I believe that the program is not up to the sentiment of an Argentine today, I think it is all negative, all criticism, and we have not enjoyed Argentina's victory," he stated.
