Original title: The 37th time! After today’s battle, there may be no more Mero duels in the world
Chinanews.com, Beijing, January 20 (Reporter Bian Liqun) Only one minute into the game, Messi broke through with the ball, Ronaldo kept up with the defense, the first beat the ball with to his heel, and passes the ball to his team-mate…
The 37th Melo game started with a dialogue with plenty of visual impact.
In a few seconds, 15 years passed in a trance.
In the friendly match, Paris Saint-Germain led by Lionel Messi beat Ronaldo’s Riyadh All-Stars 5:4. Image credit: Paris Saint-Germain FC social media.
Back in time to the first leg of the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League semi-final, 20-year-old Messi and 23-year-old Ronaldo faced each other for the first time, and since then the era of “Peerless Twins” has start
Ronaldo, who was still “Ronaldinho Little” at that time, gradually replaced his youthful and rebellious features with his unique features. He scored 31 goals in 34 games in the Premier League that season, leading the team to win the 11th Premier League trophy in the team’s history.
In the Champions League, Ronaldo played 11 times and scored 8 goals. On a cold and rainy night in Moscow, Ronaldo was crowned the Champions League Golden Boot for the first time in his career and won the Champions League trophy for the first time.
After that, he won the World Footballer of the Year for the first time.
A year later, Messi on the other side took Ronaldinho’s mantle and wore the Barcelona No. 10 shirt for the first time. He played 51 times in different competitions, scored 38 goals and assisted 17 times.
The “six crowns” Barcelona was born, and recorded in the chronicle of history, Barcelona led to beat the opponent Real Madrid by 9 points and won the championship of La Liga.
He himself also embraced the honors of Champions League champion, Champions League Golden Boot and World Footballer of the Year. The opponent in the final at that time was Manchester United led by Ronaldo.
Also in the summer of that year, Ronaldo landed from Manchester United to La Liga giants Real Madrid with a sky-high transfer fee of 80 million pounds.
From the conflict across the sea, to the reunion in Iberia, and then going their separate ways, Melo’s fight has spanned almost fifteen years.
How many fifteen years can someone live?
Messi, aged 35, and Ronaldo, aged 37, the 37th Melo match in history, was staged in Saudi Arabia.
A friendly game with a big score of 5:4. There is no more tension in the past, and it is more about enjoying football itself, and it is the same for the spectators.
Just 3 minutes into the game, Messi scored for Paris Saint-Germain.
In the 34th minute, Ronaldo equalized the score with a penalty kick. Nine minutes later, Marquinhos scored to help Paris take the lead again.
During stoppage time in the first half, Ronaldo scored twice.
The easy side to fight again, Ramos scored to help Paris lead again 3:2. Zhang Xianxiu then scored a goal to help the Riyadh All-Stars level the scores again.
In the 60th minute, Mbappe struck to overtake the score again.
Melo’s 37th game ended with the replacement of Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar and other top players were also replaced.
Maybe it was because of the enthusiasm of the game, or because the scene was too hot and carried too much expectation. Ronaldo, who originally decided to play for 45 minutes, played for 61 minutes, allowing the long-lost Melo face away and dance for a while.
Data map: Messi and Ronaldo face off in UEFA Champions League 2020.
The last time the two faced off was in the Champions League in December 2020. Juventus defeated Ronaldo Messi in Barcelona 3:0.
Times have changed, and the Peerless Twins are nearing the end of their careers. And after Messi’s World Cup dream came true, the debate over the incomparable double arrogance is also over.
There is no first in literature, and no second in martial arts. Maybe the non-peer twins are going to win or lose.
But in any case, they are twins without their peers, competing with each other and achieving each other.
Likewise, they cannot withstand the ruthlessness of the years.
At the end of his career, Ronaldo went to the Saudi League to start a new journey. Messi, who reached the same goal through different routes, returned to Qatar, the place he won the World Cup, for training after a month, and then transferred to Saudi Arabia to participate in the 37th Melo matchup.
After today, it may be difficult for the peerless twins to have a direct dialogue – it is only a matter of time before they gradually leave the mainstream football arena and the national team retires. So the time for the twins without their peers to dance together is really rare.
But this moment has nothing to do with the future, the important thing is to enjoy the present moment, watch it and cherish it.
