Ronaldo: Lion and wildcat

(Baonghean.vn) - This is probably a strange season for Ronaldo. If in the international arena the Portuguese guy is a lion, then back in La Liga, he is just a wild cat.

Another season Ronaldo quietly watched as his rival Messi lifted the Pichichi and Alfredo Di Stefano awards for La Liga's top and best scorer.

In the recent El Clasico match, Cris Ronaldo had 5 shots but failed to score a single goal. On the opposite side, Lionel Messi scored 1 goal, and had another assist for Vidal, making a resounding 3-0 victory for Barca.

The race in La Liga seems to have ended for Real, and Ronaldo has also fallen too far behind Messi in the race for the 2018 Ballon d'Or.

Unbelievable Contrast

In fact, at 32 years old, Ronaldo is still the top scorer in European football. He has 16 goals in 22 matches, Ronaldo's problem at the moment is the contrast between La Liga and the cup arena.

In the international arena, CR7 is still the top scorer. Photo: Internet

According to statistics, Ronaldo scored 12 goals in just 9 matches after the Spanish Super Cup, Champions League and Spanish Super Cup. Apart from the European Super Cup match with Man Utd, Ronaldo scored in every appearance in cup competitions.

But in La Liga, after 12 matches so far, he has only scored 4 goals, falling far out of the top 10 and 11 goals behind Messi, who is leading the top scorer list.

Ronaldo's declining goalscoring ability is seen as the reason for Los Blancos' inconsistent form. His performance in El Clasico may be the end of Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or race.

For a long time, Messi has been the driving force for Ronaldo to rise and vice versa, but it seems that the star of the Portuguese team has fallen behind. Lionel Messi is making strong strides on the path to the most prestigious position in a player's life.

In the El Clasico match alone, Messi created 9 scoring opportunities, including 1 goal and 1 assist.

With the advantage of being 2 years younger, Messi shows that he is at the peak of his career. On the day he went up to the podium to receive his 5th Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo excitedly said: "I want to win 7 Ballons d'Or."

In fact, right after that, he scored 4 goals in 3 matches, along with the Intercontinental Cup (Club World Cup 2017) with the Royal team, just like an old lion but his claws are still intact. But it seems that everything only stops outside the Spanish football field, returning to La Liga, he still has unbelievable missed kicks, his free kick ability has also declined with age.

Last chance

CR7 becomes harmless when returning to La Liga. Photo: Internet

For those who love Ronaldo, it is believed that this season CR7 only has 2 stages to shine. Either win the 2018 World Cup with the Portuguese team in Russia, or win the Champions League with Real Madrid for the third consecutive year.

If that happens, it will be just like he once boasted: "I am the best player in the world", otherwise he is just a wild cat within the framework of La Liga.

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