What Messi said to teammates after 6-1 defeat to Spain

Messi watched his teammates hammered 6-1 [Photo: Courtesy]

Argentina suffered a shock 6-1 defeat to Spain in an international friendly on Tuesday which saw Lionel Messi walks off from the stands after Isco scored the sixth goal for his side.

Messi, who did not play any part in the friendly due to fatigue could not bear watching his teammates destroyed and therefore walked off to Argentina dressing room where he spoke to his teammates after the match.

Isco was the man of the match after his hat-trick against Argentina [Photo: Courtesy]

According to reports from the Mirror, the Barcelona talisman told his teammates that they are all ‘together through this.’

"We come through this together. United," he said.

The Argentina players, according to a source, responded positively to Messi’s talk saying: "What Leo did? No, really good, really good. Honestly, we needed it."

Messi’s importance and influence on the Argentina team was noticed by Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa who said that the 30-year-old makes a lot of differences while in the field.

"You can see that when Messi is not around it's something else," said Costa.

Diego Costa scored Spain's first goal against Argentina [Photo: Courtesy]

"To have Messi on the pitch changes many things. You can see that when he is not on the pitch, they are missing their leader.

"Argentinians know that Messi is Messi. I hear that people criticize him, but Messi deserves preferential treatment because he is the best.

"A player like Messi cannot be criticized. You have to give thanks to god that he exists." He added.