Fabrizio Romano@FabrizioRomano
🚨🫂 Leo Messi on the rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo: “What happened was a beautiful sporting rivalry”.
“It's something natural in the world of football. I was at Barcelona and he was at Real Madrid, and we were competing for everything both collectively and individually, so people were always comparing us.
"But our relationship was always good and respectful, and everything that happened was purely athletic. There was nothing personal.
"We didn't meet often except at matches or award ceremonies, and we were always on good terms.
"Now we're at different stages in our lives, but what happened was a beautiful sporting rivalry”, told @polloalvarezok.