Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, has spoken on his relationship with his equally formidable giant, Lionel Messi, after Juventus stung Barcelona 3-0 in Tuesday’s Champions League match.
Ronaldo got two goals via penalties while none of Messi’s targets hit the net.
In spite of what people say around the two, Ronaldo refused to proclaim himself a hero over Messi, just as he insisted that they were not rivals.
He said in an interview with Movistar:
“I have always had a very cordial relationship with him.
“I shared 12, 13 or 14 years of award ceremonies with him. I never saw him as a rival.
“He always tries to do what is best for his team and me too. I always got along very well with him.
“But we know that in football, for the press, for the show, a rivalry is sought, but I have always gotten along well with him. I see him as always.
“Barcelona are going through a difficult time, but it is still Barcelona.
“The truth is that we are very happy, we knew it was an almost impossible mission, it was a complicated mission and we played well.
“The key was to get into the game well, we scored two early and from there we believed it was possible.”
