He died was Messi-Cristiano. Except for the quarterfinals after 16 years

There is no date that does not arrive and no deadline that is not met. Time the father forgives everyone and it seems that the time has come Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to respond to a much greater power than both with the ball at their feet, because this edition of Champions League seems an unmistakable symptom of the beginning of the end.

What didn’t happen in the Champions League 16 years ago

To think of Leo and CR7 is to talk about excellence, the highest level of competition, and therefore to always be in the final stages of the best club tournament in the world, but 2020-2021 season will have a phenomenon unseen 16 years ago: what the none of them will play the quarterfinals to be removed.

You have to go back to 2004-2005 season to find the last time the Argentines and Portuguese saw on TV the best eight teams in Europe. It was this campaign that marked his professional debut Messi with Barcelona Yes Cristiano was far from being recognized as. Mr. Champion, because no trophy was added with Manchester United.

Now, more than a decade and a half ago, The captain received the second consecutive elimination in the round of 16 with Juventus, this time the premises against Porto of the Mexican Jesús Manuel Corona, while Messi lived the chronicle of an announced death at the Parc des Princes in Paris, where he ended up with a 4-1 deficit in what could have been his last continental game with Barça.

How many champions did Messi win?

In those 16 years, Leo won four titles with Barcelona in the seasons 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2010-2011 and 2014-2015, which represents 80% of the total number of Orejonas that exist in Can Barça, because the rest was obtained in 1992 with a goal by today’s coach, Ronald Koeman.

How many champions did Cristiano win?

Nicknamed Mr. Champion He also knew how to take advantage of the best years of his career with which five European titles, the first with Manchester United in 2007-2008 and the next four playing for Real Madrid in a period of five years (2014 and Tricampeonato between 2016 and 2018).