At the beginning of April, the quarter-finals of the Champions League will argue without the two biggest stars of modern football. After the elimination of FC Barcelona against PSG on Wednesday, which took place a day after that of Juventus Turin, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo leave the European scene at the stage of the round of 16. A real event since it had not happened since 2005.
9 wins in the Champions League, 253 goals
This 2004-2005 season, Barcelona were eliminated by Mourinho’s Chelsea, after a return match remembered. Manchester United, for its part, had to bow to AC Milan, future finalist of the competition.
2004/05 – This is the first time since the 2004/05 season that neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Kingdom.#UCL #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/0IXCb1FdRX
– OptaJean (@OptaJean) March 10, 2021
At 33 and 36, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo therefore give way to Mbappé and Haaland in the Champions League. A transfer of power? Too early to tell, but these are two men with an impressive track record who will be missing: 9 wins in the Champions League, 253 goals and 11 Ballons d’Or between them.
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