Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates barely scraped through to the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup. And they probably couldn't have been handed a more daunting matchup than France, who are one of the favourites to win the tournament outright.
And as if that wasn't bad enough, the view from La Albiceleste's current team hotel could really be getting under Messi's skin as there's a mural of rival Cristiano Ronaldo right outside.
While the pair aren't thought to have personal differences, they're fiercely juxtaposed by fans. And this present World Cup could prove a deciding factor in who goes down as the best in the world during the Ronaldo/Messi era.