Football fans are waiting warmly for the renewed rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, when the two teams face Barcelona and Juventus, on Tuesday, in the group stage of the Champions League.

Messi and Ronaldo are the undisputed best players of their generation, with together winning 11 gold balls between 2008 and 2020, in addition to being the first two scorers in the Champions League list throughout history.

And if they participate in tomorrow's match, this will be the first meeting between them since Ronaldo moved from Real Madrid to Juventus in 2018.

The "Clasico" match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on the one hand, and between Messi and Ronaldo on the other hand, became a special and important occasion for football fans during Ronaldo's defense of the colors of Real.

However, since Ronaldo's departure from Madrid, the match lost some of its luster, making the football world eager to face the duo again.

Those hopes were dashed during the first meeting between Juventus and Barcelona, ​​in the group stage of the Champions League this season, when Ronaldo missed the match in which "Barca" won 2-0 in Turin, as he was confirmed to be infected with the new Corona virus, so Messi kidnapped the lights alone and scored a goal with a kick A penalty, but they may meet tomorrow if not for Barcelona coach, Ronaldo Koeman, a different opinion.

Spanish media does not rule out that Koeman will exclude his star and captain Messi from facing Juventus to rest him, similar to what happened in the last two rounds, against Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine, and Hungarian Frenkvarozy, in which "Barca" won, with a score of 4-0 and 3-0. Respectively.

And this may be the last opportunity to confront the two stars, as they are in the final stages of their football career, if Ronaldo turns 35, compared to Messi's 33 years.

Source: RT + AFP

By:Nadeemy Haded