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randomperson:
It's not only deceitful to claim messi's legacy is somehow lessened because of his commitment to Barca, it's downright stu.pid.

In an age where players sign for the highest bidders, loyalty to a club should be celebrated not derided. Messi could have easily signed for man city for 800,000 pounds or a million per week, enjoy the benefits of the better coverage that the Epl has or worse still pulled a figo and moved to Madrid but he decided to stay back even after the other better players of the club had moved on... That's not cowardice, that's bravery.

Ronaldo moved from Portugal to Man U, the second richest and most popular club in the world, in the most watched league in the world, under the most successful manager ever. When he decided to leave, he didn't move to some struggling team in Spain, he moved to Madrid, the richest, most successful club in the world. At that time, Madrid were struggling in Europe but had won two out of the last three la liga titles and bought the immediate past ballon d'or winner e same transfer window they bought Ronaldo.

Ronaldo was making a step up and making a lot more money. That's just normal and not special at all.

And no, Ronaldo was not responsible for their improved ucl performances. In his first season, nothing changed, Madrid crashed out in the earliest stages again. It was Mourinho that turned their ucl fates around.

Ronaldo was there another three years before they won the ucl and that was after they signed modric. In fact, all the ucl titles he won had modric at the center of it. In essence, in six years after signing modric, Madrid have won the ucl four times.

Now because ronaldo has tax issues and because Madrid have decided not to pay him a lot more, he's moved to in a league where players are known to play into their late 30s with ease, in a club that is so far ahead of its domestic rivals the league table is a mere formality.

So LordAdamX and nihilistjnr may spin it whichever way they want, but we know how it is.

biafranation:
This was when Tinubu was somewhat popular. Now imagine what will happen now that people are tired of Tinubu's influence. Jimi will win hands down. 2015 election results shocked me; couldn't believe he come that close, PDP didn't even believe their eyes!

obainojazz:
Kudos, this barkabot knows what Ronaldo can do.

nihilistjnr:
You know how you said demons were whispering in Messi's ear yesterday?





it was Ororo' s name he was hearing.

nihilistjnr:
na why Messi retire, come back

If not for Ororo, man would have called it a day in 2015

LordAdamX:
Why una no follow lose yesterday sef...



No be only Messi 1 win UCL this season. There's only so many matches Ronaldo can play in a calendar year at 33. As it looks like he'd play most league and UCL matches unlike at RM where he was rested regularly for league games.

-Lord

Lucid1:
One thing is certain Kwankwaso, Atiku or Saraki will clinch the ticket


Battle of the 3 greedy men

Neymar1095:
Lord please I want barca this year

simonjassy:
Barcelona outplayed tottenham yesterday,but I will advice to keep calm until the retutn leg,hopefully when tottenham's midfielders are back from injury..there and then can you prove your mettle...
After all CSKA did beat Real,thanks to several key players being injured

kodded:
although I am happy that Barcelona won the match and I'm so much excited that messi scored 2 goals and a assist, but the million dollar questions is,









what will happen to Barcelona in the champions league if messi is not on form ?

who will rescue barca ?

.....are we going to see a repetition of last season where messi singlehandedly took us to the QF but when he was off form, common as Roma took us to the cleaners?


.....football is not about ONE player, but its a TEAM sport, that's why realmadrid kept winning it even when ronaldo was off form



....look at juventus they won without Ronaldo, can we say the same thing to barca without messi ?