What Happened When Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Took Free-Kicks On The Same Day
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been on long-standing streaks without scoring free-kicks, but one of them is over now.
On Sunday both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi took free-kicks each, with the latter perfectly converting his free-kick against Valencia to secure an epic win for FC Barcelona.
Watch Leo Messi’s goal below;
But unlike Messi, Ronaldo continues to struggle to find his breakthrough after a long while.
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Lionel Messi Shares Another Impressive Scoring Record With Ronaldo
The 36-year-old has produced his 70th free-kick effort for Juventus. 47 times (in 67 percent of the cases), the ball hit the wall. Ronaldo has only scored one free-kick goal at Juventus – against Torino in July 2020.
Watch Ronaldo’s effort Against Udinese here;
The pair now have 53 league goals between them this term (Ronaldo: 26, Messi: 27).
