Lionel Messi has confessed that he misses facing rival, Cristiano Ronaldo as the former Real Madrid forward gave prestige and honour to the spanish league.
After helping Madrid win a fourth Champions League title in five years, Ronaldo left the club to join Serie A giants Juventus in July.
Ronaldo has continued to save his best for Europe’s elite club competition, with a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid firing Juve into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The draw subsequently ensured Messi and Ronaldo cannot meet unless both clubs advance to the final, which is set to be played at Atletico’s Wanda Metropolitano home.
Madrid currently sit 12 points behind LaLiga leaders Barca and Messi suggested he misses the competition provided by Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi was quoted saying ” I miss Cristiano, although it was a bit of a shock to see him raise trophies, he gave LaLiga prestige. Juventus are a great candidate to win the Champions League since the arrival of Cristiano, and the match against Atleti must have given them a lot of confidence.”
Messi and Ronaldo are widely considered to be two of the greatest players to have ever played the game.
