(PLO)- Despite the fierce rivalry between the two great stars of world football, Ronaldo also shared his admiration for Messi during a talk with journalist Piers Morgan and during the bright clash. On the morning of January 20, the Portuguese superstar won the best player award.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are two of the greatest footballers of all time. Both have enjoyed tremendous success and have won numerous awards throughout their illustrious careers.
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Speaking to Morgan, the Al Nassr striker emphasized the deep level of respect between the two superstars, as he revealed that their families also respect each other: “Messi is a fantastic player, a man with full of magic, top superstars… As super human beings, we’ve shared the limelight for 16 years. Imagine, it’s 16 years of continuous fighting. So I have a great relationship with him.”
The 37-year-old Portuguese striker added: “I am not his friend, in terms of my definition of you is someone who has been in the house, talking on the phone. No, but Messi is like a teammate. He’s someone I really respect, even the way Messi always talks regarding me. Even his wife or my wife, my girlfriend, they always respect each other, because they are from Argentina. That is so wonderful. What will I say regarding Messi? A great guy doing great things for football.”
Ronaldo met Messi in a friendly match on the morning of January 20. Photo: GETTY. |
Lionel Messi is the only player in history to have won more Ballon d’Or awards than Cristiano Ronaldo, with seven times the Portuguese superstar’s five. The two have been rivals for a long time, having faced each other many times while playing for Real Madrid and Barcelona. This rivalry is notably one of football’s biggest stories of recent years.
However, while the Portuguese has left Europe to move to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, his Argentinian rival remains at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
Cristiano Ronaldo beat longtime rival Lionel Messi to take the man of the match award in Riyadh All Star’s 4-5 defeat to PSG in a thrilling friendly match. The iconic duo both scored and the Parisians won a memorable match on Wednesday morning.
Two stars Argentina and Portugal have an interesting encounter. Photo: GETTY. |
The newly arrived Al Nassr played his first game since arriving in the Saudi Pro League and was the captain of the Riyadh All Star. Ronaldo put on an incredible performance despite being in a losing position.
Messi opened the scoring for PSG in the 3rd minute, and coach Christophe Galtier’s side once once more took the lead thanks to Marquinhos’ strike in the 43rd minute. However, Ronaldo was just in time to equalize 45+6 minutes. penalty when it was controversially awarded following the Portuguese collided with goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Ronaldo played 61 minutes, had 7 shots and scored 2 goals. It was a mesmerizing performance from a five-time Ballon d’Or winner. He was awarded the best player of the match once morest rival Messi.
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