The Barcelona star has praised the
match-winning quality of the
Portuguese forward, but says he is
only focused on matters at his own
club Barcelona star Lionel Messi has dismissed the notion that he and Real Madrid counterpart Cristiano Ronaldo share a rivalry. The two players have dominated the
individual awards in Spain and on the
continent in recent years and while the
Argentine has conceded that he is an
admirer of the 28-year-old, he says he
is focused on doing his job for the Blaugrana. "There is no rivalry [with Ronaldo] at
all," the 26-year-old told Maxim. "He's a good person and can change
any game. He does his thing and I'm
just focused on succeeding with
Barcelona." Messi was keen to stress that he
wanted to focus on his personal goals
and those of the club, with the
Catalans' ambitions still high after the
departure of Tito Vilanova. "We want to win titles in Spain and in
Europe this season," he continued. "It was sad how Tito had to go, but
now we are all with the new coach
[Tata Martino]. "It is no coincidence that the
Barcelona players keep low-profile
lives and have achieved success. We
know that we are footballers, not
movie stars. When we're not training
or playing, we are in home with our families." Barcelona begin their title defence on
Sunday against Levante at Camp Nou. www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4099/spain/2013/08/18/4195177/there-is-no-rivalry-with-ronaldo-insists-messi?ICID=HP_BN_10

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