The UEFA Champions League group stage draws for
this season held today alongside the UEFA awards for the past season. In
attendance were awards nominees such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and
Virgil van Dijk. The inseparable rivals - Messi and Ronaldo - sat side by side
at the ceremony, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The pair have helped their
respective teams win domestic and European trophies while scooping most
individual prizes along their way.
As Ronaldo's
recent comments suggest, the rivalry between himself and Messi may be a
friendly one. He invited the Barcelona star for a night together.
"We shared the stage 15 years, me and him," said Ronaldo,
sitting next to Messi. "I don't know if its ever happened in
football, the same two guys, in the same stage, all the time. So … it's not
easy. Of course, we have good relationship. We not have dinner together yet,
but I hope in the future.
"Of course I miss playing in Spain," he added. "We have
that battle. He push me and I push him as well."
Watch the discussion below.
"We have not had dinner together yet, but I hope so in the future."— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 29, 2019
"It's great to be a part of the history of football. I am there, and of course, he is as well."
Magnificent.
Cristiano Ronaldo speaks on his relationship with Lionel Messi 🙏 pic.twitter.com/HbicSaS6NW
Ronaldo and Messi missed out on the UEFA Player of the Season Award to
Virgil van Dijk who also won Defender of the season.
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