GOALSMessi: Technically speaking, Messi’s opener for Barcelona adjoin River Bowl was all wrong. He apparently shouldn’t accept accustomed the brawl to animation in the box with so abounding players about him, and he absolutely should accept taken the attempt with his appropriate foot. Instead, he flicked a affably improvised accomplishment home with the alfresco of his larboard foot. Suppose we’ll let you off with it, Leo. Ronaldo: Ordinarily Ronaldo ability accept been annoyed with a two-goal haul, blame up his account for the season. But analyze that with the four goals Gareth Bale bagged, and the three Karim Benzema collected, in the 10-2 win over Rayo Vallecano and his credible aggravation at full-time is explained. Not forgivable, but explained. Advantage: Ronaldo ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCEMessi: Only the best players are big in Japan. David Beckham was big over there, as were Gary Lineker and Kazuyuki Toda, and anticipation by Sunday’s achievement Messi has aswell fabricated it in the Land of the Rising Sun. His blow was greeted with aflame blitheness from the Yokohama crowd, and forth with Luis Suarez and Neymar he absolutely did his allotment to entertain. It was like Beatlemania, but with such a able aggregation Barcelona don’t even accept to backpack Ringo. Ronaldo: Only Ronaldo could go home afterwards a 10-2 achievement in something of a sulk. Adjoin a Rayo Vallecano ancillary bargain to nine men from aboriginal on in the aboriginal half, Real Madrid had it appealing abundant their own way - and yet Ronaldo still struggled to appoint himself. His two goals were even put on a bowl for him by team-mates, as Bale, Benzema and Luka Modric ran the show. A appearance that added has Ronaldo as a simple sideshow.
TEAM SUCCESSMessi: Nobody cares about the Club Apple Cup (Sunday’s final wasn’t even apparent on British TV) but for Barcelona the clash was something of a abundant above ambition. Afterwards accident the Spanish SuperCopa to Athletic Bilbao beforehand in the season, Luis Enrique’s ancillary couldn’t bout the six-trophy booty of Pep Guardiola’s 2009 aggregation - but 5 for the year isn’t so bad. They should go simple on themselves. Ronaldo: With just 12 account played - and the scoreline at 2-1 to the visitors - the handkerchiefs were already out. The Santiago Bernabeu army was in abounding disobedience approach and Rafael Benitez accept to accept feared the worst. Afresh Rayo attempt themselves in the bottom (nay, the head) and Real Madrid denticulate 10 goals in one bold for the aboriginal time aback 1960. The handkerchiefs were scrunched aback into pockets. For now.
MEDIAMessi: MSN hasn’t been this accepted aback the aboriginal 2000s. Barcelona’s foreground three are assuredly the a lot of almighty advancing agency in football appropriate now, with Messi and Suarez now collective top scorers in the history of the Club Apple Cup afterward Sunday’s exploits. Even Marca led with the banderole ‘The MSN is unrivalled’ on Monday morning. Ronaldo: Ronaldo is absolutely no drifter to media blame - he endured abundant of it in the after-effects of the 2006 Apple Cup and wink-gate. The Madrid columnist ability not accept angry on him in such a way, but it’s starting to arch in that administration - with media and admirers akin absorption on his wagging feel displayed to the stands as boos and jeers greeted Rayo’s additional goal. Ronaldo needs to caster out his son a bit added - maybe afresh humans will balmy to him again.
Messi: Just endure anniversary Messi airtight at a anchorman who apprenticed him on how he is admired in his home country. And indeed, it would assume the four-time Ballon d’Or champ is far from getting as adored in Argentina as he is in Catalonia - something that was accent on Sunday if River Bowl admirers argument at the Barca man as he flew out of Tokyo’s Narita International airport. Football admirers are the complete affliction sometimes. Ronaldo: Stumped on what to get that appropriate anyone for Christmas? Looking for something that oozes appearance and wet attending hair gel at the aforementioned time? Afresh ‘Cristiano Ronaldo Legacy’ is for you. It’s the ideal aroma for anyone anxious to douse themselves in the aroma of arduous ambition, and with Christmas just about the bend Ronaldo has spent the accomplished day or so active his artefact in about every way he can. Rumour has it he’ll absorb a branded bulletin into his next appetite celebration.
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