All eyes in the world will be on Tuesday the Champions League game between Barcelona and Juventus, but it will not be precisely because the first place in Group G will be decided.
With the two teams already classified to the next phase, the most interesting thing is that the duel between the Argentine will be relived Lionel Messi and portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
The coaches of Barcelona and Juventus will be asked on Monday during press conferences about the reunion of the two world football stars on the field and the customary “Who is the best?”
The Dutch Ronald Koeman, Barcelona coach, dodged it in a subtle way.
“It has been a pleasure to see them compete, they have been the best for the last 15 years,” he said. “They are different players who have fought to score goals, to win titles, it is not a question of who is better. We are going to enjoy both tomorrow (Tuesday), ”he said.
Meanwhile, Andrea Pirlo, Juventus coach, agreed with Koeman’s position, and considered it “wrong” to choose who is better between the two.
“Koeman is right. It would be wrong to say who is better between Messi and Cristiano. They are two phenomena that give a show to millions of fans every time they play ”, he explained. “It is not correct to say who is better, you just have to thank them.”
For Messi and Cristiano it will be the fourth time they meet in the Champions League.
The two stars met for the first time in the semi-finals of the 2007/08 campaign when Cristiano played for Manchester United, which progressed to the final.
Then, they met again the following season in the grand final in which Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona won 2-0.
The third confrontation took place in the 2010/11 semifinals with Cristiano now a member of Real Madrid, who lost to Barcelona.
Therefore, the battle in the Champions League is in favor of the Argentine 2-1.
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