Argentina will make it through to their first World Cup final in 24 years if they beat the Netherlands at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo on Wednesday. Four years ago, many of Messi's Barcelona team-mates returned to Catalonia with a World Cup winners' medals and now he wants one of his own.
據國際足聯官網7月8日報道，周三（7月9日）晚上，巴西圣保羅體育場將上演第二場半決賽。若能擊敗荷蘭，阿根廷將在時隔24年后首度殺入世界杯決賽。四年前，梅西的眾多巴薩隊友帶著南非世界杯的冠軍獎牌榮歸加泰羅尼亞。這一次，梅西也想擁有一枚屬于自己的榮耀勛章。
"As a player winning a World Cup is the best there is," the Argentina captain said in an adidas interview published on AS. "It's something you dream about when you are a kid and it never disappears.
“作為一名球員，能夠捧起世界杯是最棒的事。”在阿迪達斯官網發布的一則代言訪談中，阿根廷隊長梅西談論道。“這是足球運動員從小就深植心中的夢想，從未磨滅。”
"I have asked my Barcelona team-mates Xavi, (Andres) Iniesta and (Gerard) Pique what it is like to lift the trophy, and they couldn't explain. We will do everything to make this dream a reality. To play a World Cup final with the great atmosphere of the Maracana is something what every player dreams of, but first we have to make sure we get there."
“我曾經問過巴薩隊友哈維、伊涅斯塔還有皮克，捧起大力神杯的那一刻究竟是什么感覺，他們都難以言表。我們會拼盡全力實現這一夢想。在偉大的馬拉卡納球場踢世界杯決賽，這是每位球員都夢寐以求的事，但在這之前，我們要保證能夠闖入決賽。”
Argentina will, of course, be banking on their talisman to deliver that bit of magic to beat Louis van Gaal's Netherlands, who have been one of the toughest teams to beat at the World Cup. Alejandro Sabella poetically summed up what Messi means to his side after the narrow quarter-final win over Belgium. "He was our water in the desert," Sabella said, reflecting on a first half in which Messi shone while others around him struggled.
毫無疑問，阿根廷將期望落在了護身符梅西身上，希望他能在球場上續寫神奇，將荷蘭“范家軍”送回家。不過，范加爾率領的這支隊伍是本屆世界杯最難打的對手之一。在四分之一決賽中險勝紅魔比利時后，薩維利亞用富有詩意的語言形容了梅西對本隊的重要性。“他就像我們在沙漠中渴望的一汪清泉。”他借這番話回顧了上半場全隊的表現，梅西自然星光熠熠，其他球員則步履艱難。
Messi, who has scored four of Argentina's eight goals, could still end the tournament as top scorer, but he is not concerned about individual accolades. This is a team game, he insists. "I'd prefer the World Cup than the golden boot. Always," he said.
此前阿根廷隊的八粒進球，有四粒是梅西所賜，他也成為本屆世界杯藍白軍團的頭號射手。不過，他的關注點并非個人榮譽。他強調，足球是團隊協作的運動，“和金靴獎相比，我更向往世界杯。一直都是如此。”
"I am only concentrating on the team. If we concentrate on our own game and we prepare ourselves tactically then our football will do the talking. If I keep scoring goals and that helps the team then that is the most important thing."
“我現在唯一專注的就是團隊合作。一旦我們集中精力踢好比賽，并在戰術上做好充分準備，球隊的表現就會證明我們的實力。如果我能繼續進球，并幫助球隊取得領先，那么這就是我接下來最重要的任務。”
If Messi was feeling any nerves on the eve of the semi-final in Sao Paulo then he was not showing it. "I am feeling positive pressure," Messi said. "It's a great honour to be captain of Argentina. I want to pay back the trust given in me leading Argentina to the World Cup."
在半決賽即將在圣保羅球場鳴哨前夕，如果說梅西內心有所緊張，他也并沒有表露出來。“我感覺更多的是一種積極的壓力。”梅西說道。“對我來說，成為阿根廷隊隊長是無上的榮耀。只有帶領球隊奪得世界杯，才能回饋大家對我的信賴。”
Sabella has been boosted by the return of Sergio Aguero from a muscle injury for the semi-final. Angel Di Maria may be out, but impressive full-back Marcos Rojo returns from suspension.
6月26日，在對陣尼日利亞的小組賽中，阿奎羅（Sergio Aguero）肌肉拉傷。半決賽之前，他已確定傷愈復出。這一利好消息令主帥薩維利亞備受鼓舞。雖然“天使”迪馬利亞在對陣比利時一役中右腿肌肉撕裂，傷別本屆世界杯，不過，后衛羅霍（Marcos Rojo）在累計兩張黃牌停賽之后即將強勢回歸半決賽。
（譯者 helancheng 編輯 齊磊）
