In the early morning of the 10th, Chinese fans opened their sleepy eyes and learned that the Bianconeri Juventus had fallen in an overtime match against Porto.
Just one day later, Barcelona, with a three-goal disadvantage in the first leg, failed to pass last season's Champions League runner-up Paris.
This is Messi and Ronaldo, since the 2004/05 season, both missed the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time.
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were disappointed to stop in the top 16 of the Champions League.
When the hour hand is set back, Messi is just a substitute right winger for Barcelona, and Ronaldo is far from being a scoring machine in the future.
However, the teams where the two belonged are all masters of the king.
In the 1/8 finals, Barcelona, who had won the first round, were reversed in the second round and were eliminated by Chelsea with a total score of 4:5. At the other end of the battlefield, Manchester United was double-killed by AC Milan with two 0:1.
Cristiano Ronaldo's dodge ball in the wall caused Juventus to be defeated by Porto, which caused a fierce response after the game.
Counting now, this span is 16 years.
And life, there are not many 16 years.
The imprint of time is reflected on Melo, who grows rapidly, galloping on the green field, and they are destined to be recorded in the history of football in the 21st century.
Even in the stretch of timeline, the honours won by this pair of peerless twins have pushed them to the top of the football world.
Data map: In the early morning of December 9, 2020, Beijing time, in the final round of the Champions League, Group G ushered in a Melo match.
And this game is Ronaldo's first meeting of the peerless duo after leaving La Liga.
In the end, Juventus defeated Barcelona 3:0 away. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on a penalty kick and Messi misfired. In the end, Juventus qualified for the top spot in the group.
The 36th matchup between the two superstars ended with the victory of Juventus led by Ronaldo.
People imagine that everything a football player can do is roughly what they are now.
Messi, who will turn 34, and Ronaldo, 36, are agile and wild.
It is a pity that a hero who is a mortal body will eventually have a twilight day.
Messi and Ronaldo clash instantly.
Last summer, the agile Messi's departure from the team caused turmoil. There was a mainstream voice that pushed him into the abyss of "team cancer"-on the field, Messi's running efficiency was not high, and the defensive end contributed little.
Cristiano Ronaldo's life is not much better here. Some people say that he is in the less antagonistic Serie A "old care". The "old woman" Juventus's generally aging lineup has been exhausted, and Ronaldo is unable to reverse it. Universe.
Data map: In the early morning of December 3, 2019, Beijing time, the 2019 Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris, France. The Golden Globe Award was won by Messi.
Argentine manpower pressured Van Dyck and Ronaldo won the 2019 Golden Globe Award. He won the Golden Globe for the sixth time in his career, becoming the first person in history.
The picture shows Messi taking a group photo with 6 Golden Globe Awards.
Even in the award selection session that was dominated by the two all year round, Melo's dominance is becoming loose.
If Modric was upset and elected as the "Mr. Footballer of the World" in 2018, breaking Messi Ronaldo’s ten-year monopoly on the highest honors in football, there is some controversy, then at the end of 2020, Lewandowski will be elected for the first time. , It must be able to describe it as expected by the public.
It has stretched for more than ten years and belongs to the era of peerless double pride, and there are no shortage of predators looking forward to it.
Sneijder, Mueller, Robben, Harvey, Iniesta... They all have an impressive record and support from thousands of fans, and they have taken turns to attack the Ballon d'Or.
But it seems that as long as Melo doesn't want to be the only one, no one can grab it.
But everyone knows that the leaders who have fought with them are just born at an untimely time, and Messi and Ronaldo will always have the day to "make the virtuous".
The lonely moment after Ronaldo's Champions League exit.
"The only time that can beat them." This is the evaluation of the famous coach Mourinho on the Barcelona Dream Team, placed on Messi and Ronaldo, so why not.
Over the years, football has long been convinced by the performance of the two, but the years are ruthless.
The magic of the peerless double pride era is dissipating, and the time that belongs to the latecomers comes quietly.
Messi game moments.
In the last 16 of the Champions League, Mbappe, who had given Messi a heavy blow in the World Cup, once again flew.
The potential star Felix, who went to Atletico Madrid for 126 million euros earlier, has already been regarded as the cornerstone of the Portuguese national team.
Even though Melo's name could not be replaced for a while, those words that advertised youth and future still surrounded the surroundings, constantly harassing the two on the throne.
After winning the most important honor in life so far, Lewand said, "C Ronaldo and Messi have always been at the highest level, and now I have reached it." After him, similar expressions may be revealed from more people.
At this time, as spectators, apart from leaving a sigh, we can only conceal the legend of Melo in our hearts, and turn it out from time to time, as a post-dinner conversation, or as an afterthought when we are alone.
Messi and Ronaldo are in the game.
Many years later, Melo took off his shirt and headed towards the end of his football career one after another. They would also show up on the sidelines in formal suits, or attend commercial events-it is unimaginable that they might be slightly blessed when they looked at their bodies at that time, we What kind of mood will be cherished.
Bitterness, nostalgia, sadness, or satisfaction?
There is a time for gathering and dispersing. Now, we can only do it and cherish it.