'The 6-1 against Spain was a misleading scoreline'

Speaking to 'TyC Sports', the Argentine revealed his thoughts on the defeat, which ocurred right in the midst of the 'Albiceleste's' World Cup preparations.

Jorge Sampaoli's side were without Messi for the game, with the Barca man sitting out both of his country's friendlies due to a muscle problem.

The defeat came as a hammer blow to Argentina, who are considered among the favourites to win the tournament in some quarters.

However, speaking to the aforementioned source, Messi sought to clarify what he considered to be a few misconceptions about the result.

"It's a misleading result because Argentina were the better side in the first half, they had more possession for quite a long time which is no mean feat," explained the 30-year-old.

Messi's Barcelona team-mate Jordi Alba supported his colleague, saying: "The spain-Argentina result is misleading, I don't know why they crisitice Leo."