Even Lionel Messi cannot deny the greatness of Cristiano Ronaldo after his performance against Atletico Madrid.
The Barcelona star Lionel Messi has hailed Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo for his hattrick in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid.
The 34-year-old scored all three goals as the reigning Serie A champions overturned a two-goal deficit suffered in the first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Messi responded to Ronaldo’s impressive performance by by scoring two goals and providing two assists for Ousmane Dembele and Gerard Pique as Barcelona beat Lyon 5-1 to progress to the quarterfinal.
Messi and Ronaldo are widely regarded as the best players of their generation and their achievements are compared by football supporters to determine the better player.
