For the best part of a decade and a half, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo pushed each other to heights no other players in the sport’s history have matched. The first meeting (23 April 2008) Messi and Ronaldo shared a pitch for the first time in a Champions League semi-final first leg, Barcelona hosting Manchester United. It remains the only meeting between them to finish goalless, with Ronaldo even missing a penalty at Camp Nou. United went …
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