Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been compared throughout their careers. Despite a very different style of play, personalities and a character in the opposite, the fans can not help but put them in opposition and the defeat of Manchester United last night will not help any of that. Like the Argentinian, sadly eliminated with PSG last week, Georgina Rodriguez’s companion suffered the same fate against the other Madrid club, Antoine Griezmann’s Atletico.
A very tight game in which only one goal was scored. A goal that was enough for the Spaniards to win by the narrowest of margins, 1-0 and which sent Cristiano Ronaldo home from the round of 16 stage for the third consecutive year. Exasperated after the goal conceded by his team, the 37-year-old footballer was totally furious with the referee, who should have called a foul for his team at the start of the action according to him. In footage captured by cameras present at Old Trafford stadium last night, the father-of-four can literally be seen freaking out and vigorously yelling at the referee.
A future penalty?
In the footage, he can be seen addressing the man in black from afar and after yelling at him, he imitates glasses with his hands, indicating to the referee that he had better buy some. Not a stroke away, Cristiano Ronaldo shows once again that he can’t stand defeat and that he sometimes loses his nerves when the situation becomes desperate. An attitude that could cost him dearly if we are to believe the British press, which believes that UEFA, which manages the Champions League, could seize images to sanction the player. However, this seems quite unlikely since it seems difficult to know exactly what he is saying to the referee and for the moment no communication has been made to this effect from the European body.