Cristiano Ronaldo has paid tribute to his great rival of yesteryear, Lionel Messi.
For almost fifteen years, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been struggling on European lawns. Driven by the same desire to be number 1, the two stars competed in goals and exploits, thus reaching an exceptional level and making them two of the best players in history. But that era is over. It is CR7 himself who ensures it.
Ronaldo: ‘Me and Messi respect each other’
Called to speak about La Pulga, the Portuguese said “that we no longer have to hate Messi to love Ronaldo”. “Hate? I don’t see it like that, the rivalry is gone. It was good, the spectators liked it”he added.
Ronaldo then rightly recalled that he and Messi are “respected all over the world” And “That’s the most important thing.”
“He makes his way, I am mine. The legacy continues, I don’t see rivalry like that. I said it before, we shared the stage for 15 years and ended up being, I’m not saying friends, but we are professionals, colleagues and we respect each other”concluded the star striker of Al-Nassr.
The last time the two geniuses met on a football pitch was during a Barça – Juve in C1 during the 2020/2021 financial year. There is little chance that we will see them opposed again since one is playing today in Saudi Arabia and the other in the United States.
