Messi said he misses to compete against Ronaldo in the football field

News24xx.com - Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi considers Cristiano Ronaldo equals his level on the football field. Messi said he miss his rivalry with Ronaldo. Messi and Ronaldo are arguably the two best players in the world right now. Both have dominated the football field since 2008, where they competed for the award of the world's best Ballon d'Or player who each won five trophies.

However, last summer Ronaldo left Madrid after bringing the team their third consecutive Champions League trophy. Ronaldo's move to Juventus meant Messi has difficulty to get the new rival on the competition, especially in the domestic arena.

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However, Messi and Ronaldo's rivalry still have the chance to happen in the Champions League if Barca wins against MU and Juventus wins against Ajax. In fact, not few people who favored both teams to advance to the last round.

"There are many good players at the moment. Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Luis Suarez, Eden Hazard, anyone can be the best player in the world" Messi revealed to Radio 94.7 Club Octubre, quoted by Football Italia.

"I did not include Cristiano Ronaldo on the list, because I considered Ronaldo at the same level as me. It was fun to fight him, even though he also made me suffer. I was annoyed that Real Madrid managed to lift the championship trophies for three times in row."

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