Cristiano Ronaldo: “I became better thanks to Messi”

The rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has been one of the healthiest in the world of football. And it’s not finished yet.

Between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, the rivalry began since the Portuguese was at Manchester United. But it will increase in 2009 when Ronaldo arrives at Real Madrid. He drops his suitcase in the same championship as Lionel Messi who played for FC Barcelona. And we must believe that this opposition did a lot of good to both players if we stick to CR7’s words. Indeed, in an interview for CNN, Cristiano Ronaldo said being compared to Leo made him better. Also, he thinks that this was the case for the Argentinian who took advantage of this rivalry to become even stronger.

“I think we stimulated each other. And that’s also why the competition is at a very high level, because Real and Barça are the two best teams in the world.”said Cristiano Ronaldo. “This story is starting to tire me and I believe that this also applies to Messi. You cannot compare a Ferrari to a Porsche because their engines are different. He does his best for Barça, me for Real“, he continued.

As a reminder, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or 5 times, while Messi won it 8 times. Figures which do not prove CR7 wrong. Currently, the Portuguese plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and the Argentine world champion plays for Inter Miami in MLS.