Ronaldo and Messi: Penalty goals and VAR

On Sunday, October 24, European football was like a big festival when there were 4 classic matches taking place simultaneously including the English derby (MU - Liverpool: 0-5), the French derby (O. Marceille - PSG: 0-0), the Italian derby (Inter - Juventus: 1-1) and the Spanish derby (Barca - Real: 1-2). In particular, fans were especially interested in the English and French derbies, where the top superstars Ronaldo and Messi were competing with many things worth talking about from now on.

First of all, it is worth mentioning the 2 teams thatRonaldo and MessiThe teams that played last weekend did not have good results, even very bad. Both MU and Marceille did not play at their best, received 1 red card, had a goal disallowed by VAR due to offside, and neither Ronaldo nor Messi scored a single goal.

In two consecutive Premier League matches, despite Ronaldo being on the field, MU still had to suffer painful defeats. Photo

Ronaldo was always closely marked by opposing players, even predicted, causing this star to get angry, play dirty, and receive a yellow card. And in two consecutive matches in the Premier League, even with Ronaldo on the field, MU still had to suffer painful defeats.

Meanwhile, on the away field, Messi had a chance but unfortunately headed the ball over the bar. Even during the match, while dribbling the ball, Messi was suddenly "chased" by a home fan who ran onto the field to "chase" this star?

Obviously, when moving from Juventus to the "old house" MU, star Ronaldo was highly expected and this player has somewhat met the expectations thanks to his inherent killer ability. Ronaldo has continuously "fired" in matches, especially scoring decisive goals, helping MU win 3 valuable points, and the goal to increase the score to 3-2 in the Champions League against Atalanta recently is a specific example.

But it seems that things are gradually becoming less easy for Ronaldo as he gets older, his ability to compete, accelerate, jump, and seize opportunities cannot reach optimal performance as usual. And above all, everything at MU currently does not seem to "support" Ronaldo. The role of head coach Solskjaer is being considered and is shaking violently after 4 matches of only draws and losses.

A football team is just a collection of stars, including Ronaldo, but has not yet shown the strength of a big, ambitious team. Ronaldo lacks a talented captain to guide the community and enhance the strength of the talents, lacks people who are compatible on the field, lacks creators... Therefore, the future is still a big question mark if the MU team does not change, causing the team to be in a serious crisis like today. Of course, Ronaldo still "talks tough" in front of public opinion, but the problem of a star is the results of the match, the decisive goals. If Ronaldo only talks but cannot do, this return pilgrimage will be considered "lost", even if he is assigned to "hold" MU as rumored, everything is not simple and easy?

It will be a long time before Messi is seen as the "boss" on the field like in many past seasons. Photo: Thanh Nien Newspaper

Meanwhile, Ronaldo's rival in every annual vote, Messi, is also going through a season filled with more tears than smiles! Leaving Barcelona, ​​Messi went to a new environment full of big stars and had to "integrate" into it like a... normal person! The fact that for the first time in his illustrious football career, Messi had to "lie down and block the ball" in the true sense of the word shows that sad change. The new team does not serve a star like Messi, but on the contrary, Messi has to serve the whole team.

Messi, like Ronaldo, with his extraordinary qualities, has created a masterpiece in the big Champions League (a goal against rich rival Man City), but it will be a long time before Messi is seen as the "boss" on the field like in many past seasons. Of course, new and extremely brain-wrenching challenges are accompanying this big star and hopefully Messi will quickly overcome them, when PSG does not face any problems like MU currently.

After so many successes achieved by individual talent and the cooperation of teammates, both Ronaldo and Messi will have more and more difficulty scoring a goal or an assist. Ronaldo does not show as many leadership qualities as Messi and currently MU's position is not as stable as PSG's, so the success of the two stars will not be the same, in which in all aspects it seems Messi has more advantages.

While the new stars have yet to truly shine, Ronaldo and Messi still have a lot of room to perform. No matter how talented they are, there will be times when they encounter difficulties and are forced to quickly overcome them. Hopefully, the humiliating defeat of MU and Ronaldo against Liverpool is just a defeat, not a bad tournament after adjusting the target. Similarly, even though PSG only got 1 point, they are currently at the top of the Ligue 1 rankings and are still okay with the Champions League group stage results.

Therefore, next weekend will still be full of new and exciting expectations for fans, starting with familiar names like Ronaldo or Messi, and not the others who are still vague somewhere...