Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo They will meet again on a soccer field this Thursday in a friendly match, in which the PSG will face Riyadh All-Star, a team made up of players from Al Nassr and Al Hilal, in the so-called Riyadh Season Cup to be played at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia.
The unforgettable parties that starred in the classics of Spanish football, between Barcelona and Real Madrid, or Juventus vs Barcelona in the Champions League, as well as the times they have played with Argentina and Portugal give it a very special flavor. to this new duel. In total, Messi and Cristiano have played 36 games, with a new story yet to be written, now in Arab lands.
Of those 36 parties, Messi won 16 for CR7’s 11 wins, with a balance of 9 draws. La Pulga scored 22 goals, while the Portuguese scored 21 times.
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Next, we present some of the most important matches they played. You have to remember that the first time they met was on April 23, 2008 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals between Barcelona and Manchester United with a 0-0 draw, while the last time they played was December 8, 2020 with a Barcelona 0-3 Juventus, in the group stage of the Champions League.
Final de Champions League 2009 | Manchester United 0-2 Barcelona
Played in Rome, the final of the Champions League Messi’s Barcelona took it away to sign the historic League, Cup and Champions League treble.
Historic goal | Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid
November 29, 2010 is a marker in the history of Barcelona and Real Madrid, with a historical humiliation of Messi’s blaugrana to Cristiano’s whites. La Pulga gave 2 assists and was a key player in the win.
Real Madrid takes revenge | Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona
Cristiano Ronaldo He wins his first game against Barcelona with the Madrid shirt. His goal with his head gave his team the victory, after four attempts. This game was on April 20, 2011.
Cristiano does it again | Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid
CR7 did it again. On April 21, 2012 they visited the Nou Camp and with a new goal of his ended the hopes of the culs to win, by getting a 7-point advantage in LaLiga, with 4 games to play. The crown ended up in the merengue showcase.
The Nou Camp silences | Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid
On February 26, 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 2 goals with which Real Madrid eliminated the blaugrana in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, after the 1-1 draw at Bernabu.
Messi shows off his shirt at the Bernabu | Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona
Lio Messi was once again key in a triumph for Barcelona on April 23, 2017. The Argentine He scored two goals, the second of them the win at minute 92, having a celebration that none of the Real Madrid fans will forget, when they take off their shirt, turn it around and show it to the stands, with their name and the number 10.
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