Once again a quarter-final without Messi or Cristiano

This is the second consecutive time after 15 years in a row in which at least one of the two had agreed to said round

Once again a quarter-final without Messi or Cristiano

The new order of football has definitely arrived. At least as far as Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo it means. Because with the elimination of Manchester United at the hands of Atlético de Madrid this Tuesday it was confirmed that, for the second consecutive year, neither the Argentine nor the Portuguese will be in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

And it is that despite the fact that the situation is repeated, the truth is that before it happened last year they had accumulated nothing more and nothing less than 15 consecutive seasons in which at least one of the two agreed to said round. Specifically, from 2005/06 to 2019/20, Leo Messi y/o Cristiano Ronaldo they were in the fight of the last eight survivors of the maximum continental competition.

With 34 and 37 years, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo They have 4 and 5 Champions respectively, and are not thinking of retiring for now. The next course (we’ll see if it’s still in the PSG and the Manchester United) will try again to achieve the ‘orejona’ after two years in which they have not even passed the round of 16.