Messi’s Respond About Ronaldo Leaving Madrid

DBasia.news – Barcelona player Lionel Messi finally speaks up about the transfer of his main rival in Spain LaLiga, Cristiano Ronaldo. As concerned, with 100 million euro price tag, Ronaldo left Real Madrid that he has been supported since 2009 and accepted the offer from Italy Serie A team, Juventus FC.

Messi shocked by CR7 decision to join Juventus. With this move, the Argentina national team player believed Madrid’s strength would be decreased. In contrary, Juventus, the favorite candidate to win the Champions League, would be stronger.

“The departure of Cristiano from the squad makes them less strong because he is one of the world’s best players,” Messi said.

“It makes Juventus a clear favourite to win the Champions League due to the squad they had before and now with him on top. I was surprised by his decision, I did not think he would go from Madrid nor that he would go to Juventus. There were so many teams and I heard less about Juve but it is a very good team,” the 31-year-old player added.

In this opportunity, Messi also told the story behind AS Roma’s failure in the Champions League quarter-final last season was the most disappointing. As concerned, during the past three consecutive seasons in the highest competition of Europe, Barcelona always had quarter-final exits.

But during the match against Roma, Barcelona were ahead with 4-1 in the first leg. But in the second leg in Olimpico, I Giallorossi won with a 3-0 score. Messi tried to analyze his team’s failure.

“In other years the Champions League evaded us, in the Guardiola era with Inter and Chelsea, due to small details. Each year the competition is more even with clubs investing more money to compete and bring in players. The two Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Madrid, us, PSG and several Italian clubs.”

“We have been knocked out in the quarterfinals in the last three seasons. Last season’s result in Rome hurt especially,” Messi revealed.