Agency – Argentine star Lionel Messi and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo have both left Europe. After a long time, both Messi and Ronaldo will not be in the UEFA Champions League.
Messi made his Champions League debut in 2004 and Ronaldo made his Champions League debut in 2003. While Ronaldo won the Champions League five times while playing club football in Europe, Messi won three times. Both had long football careers in Europe and excelled in the Champions League.
There was also competition between Messi and Ronaldo to become the top scorer of the Champions League. Messi and Ronaldo are the two top scorers in the history of the Champions League.
Ronaldo, who is the player who scored the most goals in the Champions League, has scored a total of 140 goals. Ronaldo scored 140 goals while playing Champions League football for clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
In terms of Champions League goals, Messi is only 11 goals behind. He managed to score 129 goals while playing in the Champions League for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).