During a press conference for the European Cup against Slovakia, Portugal captain C. Ronaldo spoke openly about his years of competitive rivalry with Lionel Messi, saying that although the rivalry with Messi has come to an end and the two sides are not yet friends, they respect each other. For those fans who love C Ronaldo, there is no need to be hostile to Messi.
After the World Cup in Qatar, C Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both left the mainstream European leagues, with C Ronaldo moving to Saudi Arabia and Messi landing in the U.S. C Ronaldo admits that the rivalry between the two is over: Hate Messi? I don't think so, the rivalry between us has come to an end. It was a healthy rivalry and the fans loved it. In fact, fans of C Ronaldo don't have to hate Messi, we're both so good, we've written history together and we continue to make a difference.
C Ronaldo emphasized that the most important thing is the respect for each other: we both have the respect of the whole world, he goes his way, I go my way, we are both so outstanding that I don't think the competition is an antagonistic relationship. I competed with him on the field for 15 years and it ended up being a kind of, I don't want to say we are friends, but we respect each other.
