Lionel Messi says his children have helped him learn to overcome the pain of defeat on the football pitch - because there are more important things in life.
The Barcelona icon was desperate to add a fifth Champions League title to his collection this season and was distraught at his side’s capitulation against Liverpool, before suffering further heartbreak in the Copa del Rey final against Valencia.
Messi has three sons with wife Antonella - Thiago, Mateo and Ciro - and he says that fatherhood has given him a more mature outlook on life.