01x02 - We Can Dream Again

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DIEGO MARADONA'S DEBATE PROGRAMME

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

He was elected
the best player in the world...

at the 2005 World Youth Championship.

He dazzles Europe
when he plays for Barcelona.

He is 18 years old...

and the future of all Argentines.

Lionel Messi!

Thank you for coming, maestro.
- Thank you.

Have a seat.

Lionel. How are you?

Good. I'm shaking, but...
- Are you okay?

It's edgy, but it is.

How it felt,
when you were compared to Maradona?

Diego Armando Maradona!

The world championship king!

I played under Maradona.

He was an amazing player.

Maradona stands over Shilton.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1986

He was like a god.

I have always liked
Diego as the best and the most unique...

and I wouldn't dare compare myself to him.

Who are your idols?

Maradona.

AGE: 13

Want to imitate Diego?

En.

Much was expected of Leo
even at a young age.

Expectations were sky-high.

Argentina is the world champion!

I think the worst,

what could have happened to Messi,
was the existence of Maradona before him.

Maradona was for the Argentinians
much more than a footballer.

Diego!

Maradona was an example and cast a shadow.

Lionel Messi must outdo him
and seize the moment.

Last chance to get
the trophy that was out of his reach.

I think Messi is the best,

but he's no match for Maradona,
unless he wins the world championship.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

Saudi Arabia has shocked the world.

Based on,
what I know about Argentina,

I would not have believed the team
to lose in the competition.

The game doesn't end here...

BARWARGENTON g*ng

...but Lionel Messi's championship
seems to have moved further away.

This is not the start we expected.

Our team will not give up,

and we will try to win the next matches.

We believe in ourselves. We have to win,

but we are used to this,
and we're doing fine.

WELCOME, ARGENTINA


ARGENTINA TEAM FACILITIES

A couple of days after the defeat
were tough.

We had expected a lot from the game.

It was tough.

The changing room was dreary.

On the bus too.

MIDFIELDER

At dinner.

We could not talk
and we couldn't find the right words.

We ended up talking about everything
in one room,

and Leo sighed something,

what I didn't see in the others.

I know him well,

so I know when something is wrong.

He is doing well.

He is our captain.

I thought I couldn't disappoint you.

We couldn't be nervous,
because he was calm.

Why would I feel differently?

The best player in history
and our captain was calm...

messages to 45 million
Argentinians,

so that we don't disappoint.

It is important,
that the captain and the best player -

exudes positivity.

If a coach or captain gets depressed...

ARGENTINIAN MANAGER

...the situation becomes more difficult.

The team met before
Mexico game, and Leo started talking.

He said he did not want to
to go back home, the children were worried too.

The talk of family appealed to us.

Leo inspired us
to stand by his side.

MIDFIELDER

Our captain took responsibility...

and tried to calm us down by saying,
that he had confidence in the team.

It gives you extra motivation.

We knew that if we didn't win,
it would be very difficult to qualify.

The next matches had to be won.

But we had to get over what had happened...

and remember that we were still the same team,

who had a 36-game winning streak.

We had to pull ourselves together...

and know that we were able to
win the next match.

FIVE HOURS TO THE START OF THE GAME
ARGENTINA VS MEXICO

This is the day of destiny
for Messi and Argentina.

A loss in the opening game means,
unless the team wins,

it may be hardened
humiliatingly early.

Mexico is ready to retaliate -

losses against Argentina over the years


This is Maradona.

If all goes well,
Messi will be here.

Argentines were born to suffer.

We started to suffer in the first match,

but we have to forget it,
if we want to win.

For us and for the players.

There are two options: win or win.

Leo is a football
one of the best players in the history of football,

and he must be able to cope with the pressure
as if they were nothing.

ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM

It is difficult.

ARGENTINIAN FANS

Mexico has always been
Argentina's rival.

Mexico and difficult resistance are synonymous.

The match is important, because if they lose...

SPORTS JOURNALIST

...it will become Argentina's
the most significant defeat for Argentina.

The atmosphere was tense
on the way to the Mexico game.

We were quiet.

Nobody spoke.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

It was nerve-wracking
to know that we were up against Mexico.

The team is strong,
and winning would not be easy.

It is not easy to be
not to think about what can happen.

Mexico cannot be eliminated today -

but Argentina can,
and that would mean leaving the competition.

It is difficult to tolerate
anxiety and nervousness,

but you have to try.

ARGENTINA V MEXICO

BLOCK C, SECOND MATCH
NOVEMBER 26, 2022.

The pressures of the hours, the responsibilities...

and unforgiving glances...

Argentina and Messi the Great
marched onto the field to survive.

FIRST HALF

Messi is racing past several challengers.

Mac Allister takes the ball.

Acuña throws a leg kick.

Mexico offered
a different challenge than we expected.

First half
was very tactical and challenging.

Mexico was going to play
completely on the defensive.

It was tough.

It's challenging to face a team,
that doesn't attack and doesn't need to win.

They were in a defensive position.

JOURNALIST AND PODCASTER

Nothing got through.

Gutiérrez blocks the pass.

Messi strikes with a shot to the back. Foul.

He is frustrated.

Messi has been awarded penalty kicks,
and now he himself is making mistakes.

FIRST HALF

De Paul moves the ball forward.

Messi grabs it
from just under 40 metres from goal.

He passes it to De Paul,
which ends up in the penalty area.

The ball goes outside.

It is difficult to play against Mexico.

We were nervous.

We immediately tried to get
to the opponent's goal.

It affected our game.

The ball bounces,
and Mexico presses left.

The ball is out.

A draw.

Leo seemed frustrated.

It was normal, because errors
and he couldn't get the ball.

He experienced pressure and tackles from behind.

We all still tried
to get the ball into his hands.

First 45 minutes
however, dwindled,

and everything was in play.

First half -

was a mire.

Mexico started aggressively -

and caught the ball quickly.

Every challenge
you need to look carefully.

Montiel... That was a mistake.

It was a clear mistake.

Yellow card for Montiel,

and Mexico gets a free kick from the middle.

Just over 20 metres from the goal.

We started to think:

"Are we going to lose right from the start?"

This is a great opportunity.

FIRST HALF

A superbly clean save from Martínez.

Argentina is still waiting
some kind of rhythm.

What's in it for Argentina?

All.
- They are in danger...

return home,
and that would be a big disappointment.

Messi!

Half-time.

The score is 0-0.

Such a strong team does not often change
vulnerable right from the start.

Argentina went
at half-time in danger of being knocked out.

SPORTS JOURNALIST

It was a tragic situation.

His pressures are so great...

LEGENDARY SPORTS PUBLISHER

...that I don't know how he'll take it.

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA

Argentina's supporters know,

that despite Messi
anything is possible.

Diego Maradona stares from the drums.

Do these players have a chance -

imitate the team,
where Diego Maradona was a key player?

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1986
MEKSIKO

When we were growing up in Argentina...

we kept hearing stories
Maradona and the 1986 team,

who won the championship.

Diego Armando Maradona!

For Argentina, Diego is greatness,
the likes of which will never come again.

In 1986, Diego was...

definitely at the top of his career.

He knew that it was
his championship.

Maradona stunned me completely.

He had a lot of character...

and he wasn't shy about anything.

I am the best in the world -

as long as the ball is good.

QUARTER-FINAL 1986
ARGENTINA V ENGLAND

World Championship
in the quarter-finals against England -

Maradona changed completely.

He went into the game as a footballer
and left as a national hero.

A few years earlier
had been the Falklands w*r...

Between Argentina and England.

It left behind still visible damage.

At 8.23 a.m.

Attack on Puerto Argentino
has been repeated with greater force.

Argentina took over
the Malvinas Islands.

Thatcher's Britain struck back.

Soldiers running in the streets
to move into position.

My emotions are running high at the moment.

However, we are going to show
we are better.

Falkland Islands
there was a lot of death and trauma.

The 1986 world championships
in the match against England...

many felt strongly that,

that the debt had to be repaid.

We were losers, thirsting for revenge.

It must be understood
South American football.

South American countries
cannot take over the world -

by any other means
other than football.

For the Argentinean there is no
a greater pleasure,

no bottle of Malbec, steak
and no orgasm, according to him,

that would rival
a landslide victory for the national team.

The match exuded divine revenge.

Maradona takes the ball and looks for Valdano.

Can't turn around.
Maradona rises above Shilton.

Diego scored with his hand.

It was a clear error of hand.

On top of that, he had a ready throw.

When he was asked if it was an error of hand,

he said that there were
the hand of Diego and the hand of God.

A line like that,

which came from him and not from journalists.

Maradona said so at the end of the game,

and it was brilliant.

It became his "hand of God" moment.

Just in case the goal would not count,

he scored two worthy goals.

Maradona turns like an eel
and avoids the dangers...

He's running towards Burruchaga! Maradona!

Brilliant!

Goal!

That's why Maradona is the best in the world.

When I was in the field...

I understood it immediately.

Maradona.

He chose the right place,
the opponent and the day,

and left its mark for ever.

English: 1.
- Diego Maradona: 2.

What obligations does the number 10 bring?

The number is special.

It includes everything,

how he felt about Argentina...

and what it means for us.

It was a great gift for me,

and I accepted it
with a sense of duty and joy.

Maradona lifted Argentina.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022
SECOND HALF

Lionel was under pressure.

"Save us and give us something
like Diego.

We need you, Lionel."

Second half starts
Lusail Stadium against Mexico.

The last 45 minutes!

There are many things that threaten the game -

especially for Argentina.

They have to get the job done
and keep up with it.

Does Argentina use
three central defenders?

Scaloni made changes.

We changed our approach slightly.

We were skilful, but we needed a win.

Rodríguez, Mac Allister. In front of Messi.

Messi carries and shines.

Argentina gets a free kick
and a chance to take the lead.

Mexico drew us into their game,

which increased tensions.

They wanted to play for time
and get a draw.

All we needed was a goal.

This is Messi's territory.

Lionel Messi has been created
for moments like these.

We have seen this many times.

Messi shoots, but it goes over.

He looks frustrated.

It was terrible.

The second half was difficult.

We fought them.

We were under a lot of pressure,
because winning was the only option.

SECOND HALF

Nobody receives the ball.

What a gloat.

Argentina team
is clearly not on the same wavelength.

It was hard to watch.

It raised doubts about their victory.

Messi looked irritated.

He stood still
as he had done sometimes before,

and I began to wonder if he was giving up.

But he just waited.

Sometimes in football
it's good to stand still,

because everyone else is moving.

Suddenly some space opened up.

Di María passes to Messi.

Messi. Fernández.

Di María.

Lionel Messi.

Messi...
- He did it!

The magician!

Argentina gets excited.

SECOND HALF

Leo saved us. That's for sure.

He scored a great goal.

Ninety minutes is a long time.

Leo is difficult to contain for so long.

He only needs ten seconds.

If you lose him for that time...

HYPOTHESIS

...he makes changes.

I don't know what the paint released, but...

There was something
sentimental and energetic,

as if our strength had returned.

We went back to where we were before.

Messi -

passes to Acuña and approaches the goal.

Running to the edge
and kicks with his right foot,

but it will pass.

When we took the lead,
our confidence began to return,

and we were again
the same team as before.

Messi takes the ball into the penalty area...

Fernández!

Enzo Fernández and a beautiful painting!

SECOND HALF

Young warrior Enzo Fernández took the ball,

fell on his shoulder
and made a real dream kick.

The goal removed more pressure.

There are no guarantees,
that the best player in the world will win.

But the best player was with us,
and anything could happen.

There you go.

It's over.

FINAL RESULT

Argentina did its job
under enormous pressure.

The first thank you goes to Lionel Messi.

Messi's goal paved the way,
and Argentina finished the job.

Argentina!

Messi! Messi!

I was born in Argentina

In the land of Diego and Lionel

The Falkland Islands boys

I will never forget them

For the Maracanã

In the final against Brazil

Dad took the win again

Guys

It's time to dream again

I want to win the third

I want to be a world champion

And Diego

He is in heaven

Alongside his father and mother

And to encourage Lionel

Messi! Messi!

Number 10 decided the endgame.

He knows best,
which is great for us.

The whole team is behind him...

and supports him...

knowing how important he is to us.

It's exciting in every way.

Messi! Messi!

I was just wondering:

"Can the team
win the World Cup?

I'm not sure,
if the other players are skilled enough."

Football is a team sport.

If one player is over-reliant,
everything can easily fall apart.

Messi knows it well.

That's what happened in 2010,
when Diego was his coach.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2010
SOUTH AFRICA

Only a year ago
Diego Maradona started coaching -

Argentina's national team.

Many hope that Maradona
and Messi win for Argentina -

third world championship
in South Africa.

Diego was always
by my side and supporting the team.

He constantly encouraged me.

Expectations were...

We had both. There was a lot of talk,

because Diego was on the bench and Leo on the pitch.

Our victory was considered
a foregone conclusion because of them.

National team captain
says Messi is not a problem -

but that there is no system for Messi.
What would that be?

I don't know, but hopefully
Diego will choose it.

I will do my best,

and is a great opportunity to show it
at the world championship.

It was a great story,

that Diego would return
to coach Argentina.

For the real superstars
but it's probably difficult...

become coaches.

It must be frustrating to tell others,

what to do, even if they can't.

Maradona went through more than a hundred players
when putting together the team.

Messi and 22 other players were present.

He put a lot of pressure on Lionel.

He said: "I believe in him.
I saw how he plays.

He kicks the ball with Jesus."

I am happy with Messi.

However, he must be
the leader of the team.

It's hard to imagine,
how Messi felt...

bear such pressures.

The result was not what we had hoped for.

No one is arguing,
he's not the best in the world.

Messi in the penalty area!

It could have been fantastic.

Messi is coming!

Pollack!

However, Messi could not score.

Di María. Pass back to Messi...

Rejected again.

At the 2010 World Championships -

I had countless opportunities
in every match.

However, I did not manage to score a goal.

The team played very well.

Lionel Messi's opportunity.

A foot to the rescue! Let's...

Argentina goes through to the final.

I hope Leo does
a more beautiful goal himself -

or get the ball to bounce
off the post and into the goal.

QUARTER-FINALS 2010
ARGENTINA V GERMANY

Do you often think about
mistakes in the game against Germany?

Yes, often.

Maradona piled on the pressure
Lionel's neck, and the team collapsed.

Schweinsteiger scores with a dangerous free kick!

Germany takes the lead!

That's quite something!

FIRST HALF

Argentine hearts are breaking.

There are plenty of opportunities.
Klose puts the ball in the net!

SECOND HALF

They are ready. The goal is waiting.

SECOND HALF

Pass to Klose. Germany's fourth goal.

SECOND HALF

Argentina is being battered.

It was not tactics, it was chaos.

Leo looked lost and dazed.

I know when things are bad.

Then I am hard on myself
and I don't do as I should.

Maradona's Argentina falls.

FINAL RESULT

Maradona and the players said,
that their goal was the championship.

When we returned to the hotel,

he was completely broken.

He did not want to talk
or be with anyone.

It was hard for us
as it was for all Argentines.

MURHEISSAAN!

THE DREAM IS OVER

This is not just a loss.

You were beaten and mocked by Germany.

They played with you and sent you home.

Messi has bad karma
in the team. He can't do it.

What will happen with Messi?
Doesn't he have a team,

or is the team missing a star?

It is unbearable to be Messi.

It's stressful to be Maradona.

Two billion people
considered him a god.

It had to be endured.

Messi cannot win alone.

Maradona did not win either
the championship alone.

Their skills...

make them attractive,
loved and admired.

But there is no guarantee,
that they can win on their own.

Nothing.

CAMINITON ANGLE

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

TWO DAYS BEFORE
THE LAST GROUP STAGE GAME

ARGENTINA

The Maradona era
as a coach was chaotic.

Scaloni is a stickler for order.

He developed the system,
that supports Messi.

With Messi...

FOOTBALL COMMENTATOR

...other players have to work
around him.

Who would not use
the best player in the world?

We believed we could win...

and that if something went wrong,

he would kick the ball into the goal.

After all, he is the best in the world.

However, we do not guarantee
in him in everything. This is different.

It is not easy to be
to coach the best player in history.

Leo needs a different kind of coaching.

To be at his best,

other players must know how to
play with him.

Scaloni found earlier
unnoticed players,

that had not even been considered
for the national team.

He put together a wonderful team of them.

Scaloni did an excellent job -

and ensured that younger people did not
players are playing for Leo...

but that Leo would play for the team.

The team always tried to help Leo
and solve problems.

Now that Leo is playing with the others,

the team works better as a whole.

Everything OK?
- Yes.

He is a great friend and a wonderful person.

Others only see Messi on the pitch,

but for us he is a leader.

In his team
everyone is a fighter.

Enzo and De Paul...
We are fighting for Messi.

If he's not doing well,
we're there for him.

That's how this team
is different from the past.

In the past, he had to do everything.

Now we help him
and let the game end.

That's what our team is all about.

Are you out?
- Yes, I am.

ARGENTINA V POLAND
GROUP C, MATCH 3



Welcome to Stadium 974 in Doha.

The last matches of Pool C are about to start,

when Poland faces
Argentina, who have won twice.

This is a big night for the teams,
and the fans will be waiting for their heroes.

Robert Levandovsky
and Lionel Messi are expected to team up,

but there is much more to come.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Argentina may have to go home,
if they lose to Poland.

This could be Messi's last time
at the World Cup.

The stake is a place in the playoffs.

Poland has not lost once yet -

but has concealed
both Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

Poland was a credible opponent -

and physically strong.

The team also defended well.

We had to concentrate all the time,

for every game in Mexico
after that was a must-win.

Good transport from Mac Allister.
Pass to Álvarez.

Great save by Szczesny!

Long pass. Szczesny crosses.

Messi sticks a sticker on his face.

Danny Makkelie gives...
- He does.

...a penalty kick.
- He gave it.

Messi. The Messiah in golden shoes.

Lionel Messi. Szczesny blocks!

That took a firm hand.

Messi missed the penalty kick.

It was tough.

The heart of every Argentinean
was beating like mad.

SPORTS PUBLISHER

A lot could have gone wrong.

Argentina was one of the favourites,

but could fall out of the race.

Di María. Pass back.

Álvarez gets his chance.

Acuña is coming.

Acuña! It curved away from the goal.

The team's goal was to relieve the pressure,

so it's not all up to him.

Álvarez slips into the penalty area.

Right foot. He shoots!

Szczesny blocks. Back to Szczesny.

What do you think of Lionel Scalon?

Five changes in the Mexican game
and four changes here.

Leo missed,
but we remained confident,

because we knew how we wanted to play.

The most important thing is that everyone
player does his part.

Argentinian footballers
a new generation.

Enzo Fernández is 21 years old
and Julián Álvarez is 22.

Mac Allister is 23 years old.

The foundation of the team is Messi,
the Argentine dream.

The second half begins.

It was brave of Scalon.

He invested in young daredevils.

He wanted to make Messi
as good as possible.

Messi of the big moments.

I am even more convinced,

that our team is
strong and united.

It is important.

This is a difficult goal to achieve,
if the team is not.

Molina brings the ball towards goal.

It's in! Alexis Mac Allister!

SECOND HALF

Argentina strikes
in the opening seconds of the second half.

Scalon's team had chemistry.

They were together.

It was a national team at its best.

Fernández.

The opportunity is here!

It shoots inside!
Argentina's second goal.

SECOND HALF

Julián Álvarez 2-0.

That was it. Argentina goes through to the final.

FINAL RESULT

Argentines started to believe...

to achieve a great destiny
and victory for his country.

Argentina next
will face Australia.

A win would mean
progress to the quarter-finals.

Lionel Messi was one step closer
closer to fulfilling his dream.

LONDON

TENERIFFA

Argentina!

ARGENTINA V AUSTRALIA

Welcome, Argentina and Australia.

This is your last chance.

Win or go home.

We played brilliantly
Against Poland and Australia.

Messi played like
at home with his children.

He moved easily.

Messi. Mac Allister.

Messi!

FIRST HALF

I saw how well they played
and how much fun they had.

They were passing the ball,
chatting and enjoying themselves.

Argentina adds to the pressure.

The goalkeeper loses the ball.

Julián!

Goal!

SECOND HALF

Goal!

Time is running out!

Argentina wins!

The players made it clear to each other
and to the world that they were going to fight.

FINAL RESULT

Argentina wins.

The tournament started with a bitter defeat,

but now Messi's young team
is doing well.

The semi-finals await them
a strong opponent.

Netherlands face Argentina
after beating the United States.

The centre becomes a major
because of its historical links.

Argentina and the Netherlands
match turned out to be a memorable one.

The game was like a w*r.

It was a rare occasion,
I saw Messi get angry.

He was wonderfully angry.

The teams had a shared past.

How would you describe the match?