On May 27, 2009 the "Olympic" stadium in Rome witnessed the only confrontation that brought together the two players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, in the UEFA Champions League Final, and it was between Barcelona and Manchester United.
And at that time, the two stars were rising and at the height of their stardom, as the "Don" at that time won the first golden ball as the best player in the world and the occupant of the followers of the round witch, while the "Bulga" was making his way steadily and with exceptional talent towards the number one in the world, and this is what happened later, He won the award three times in a row, in an unprecedented achievement in the history of the award since the French Michel Platini, who also won the award three times in a row (1983, 1984 and 1985).
Returning to the game in which the two stars presented exceptional levels and repeatedly tried to penetrate defenses and shots from inside and outside the region, the last word in this match was for Messi and his colleagues who won the match with two goals without reply and won their third title in the main continental championship, Messi scored the second safety goal for Barca with a header Mastered, and he is among the few goals in the head in the player's career that has scored about 700 goals.
Ten years later, Messi revealed in a newspaper interview that this goal was the best for him in his career, because he secured the title for his team in a match that was close.
Ad Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
He added that this goal granted the team the three (La Liga, the King's Cup and the Champions League), which opened the door to the historic six-party in the same season.