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Wojciech Szczesny has revealed he knew which way Lionel Messi was going to go with his penalty by the way he approached the ball.
Messi missed what had appeared to be a decisive spot-kick in the first half as Argentina chased the goal to ensure their safe path to the last-16.
On a night of high drama in Group C, goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez ensured Argentina finished top of the group - with Poland advancing with them by virtue of a superior goal difference to Mexico.
Wojciech Szczesny said he 'owed' it to his team-mates to save the penalty after giving it away
Speaking after the game, Szczesny admitted he 'owed it' to his team to save Messi's effort from 12 yards having given away the penalty for a foul on the Paris Saint Germain star.
'Now I can say that I knew where Messi would shoot, but at the time I wasn't so sure. Leo looks at the keeper on some penalties and hits hard on other,' he said.
'I knew that if he was going to hit hard, it would be more to my left. I saw that he was not stopping, so I went, I sensed, I defended.
The Pole said that he knew which way Lionel Messi would go by the way he approached balll
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