Cristiano Ronaldo’s April 2017 Champions League hat-trick in the quarter-final second leg saw Real Madrid qualify for the semi-finals. A passage of the tour that matured after the double encounter against Bayern Munich. On that occasion, the Portuguese was a great protagonist, scoring the decisive goals for the passage of the tour. An authentic night for the Bavarians, who perhaps too often saw the five-time “Golden Ball” winner score in the various Champions League matches played in previous years.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s April 2017 Champions League hat-trick in the quarter-final second leg saw Real Madrid qualify for the semi-finals. A passage of the tour that matured after the double encounter against Bayern Munich. On that occasion, the Portuguese was a great protagonist, scoring the decisive goals for the passage of the tour. An authentic night for the Bavarians, who perhaps too often saw the five-time “Golden Ball” winner score in the various Champions League matches played in previous years

. A reflection that takes on greater value after the words expressed by Thomas Muller at the end of the match won by his Bayern in the 1/8 final against PSG. The leader and captain of the Bavarians was on the field in those years and remembers Cristiano Ronaldo’s performances very well, so much so that he forcefully enters the eternal dilemma that has plagued us for years: who is stronger between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? The German tries to clarify by explaining how the result against Lionel Messi has always gone well, unlike the confrontations of the Bavarians with the Portuguese star, today at Al Nassr, which was a real nightmare for Bayern.

Some of Muller’s statements were taken by Georg Holzner, Kicker journalist, and then published by various media. The player highlighted this very real statistic, which nevertheless perhaps belittles the captain and leader of world champions Argentina a little too much. Muller without looking around says his word: “Against Messi things have always gone very well in terms of results. Cristiano Ronaldo instead was our problem when he played for Real Madrid.” Muller, however, tries to direct the blow, trying to make it clear that his words were in no way an insult to a champion of Argentina’s caliber: “I have the utmost respect for Messi’s performance at the World Cup, it was incredible. He it pulled the whole team. It’s not that easy to play in a team like PSG, it’s hard to find a team balance. Individuals help you win just a few games.”

Messi played against Bayern Munich 8 times in his career and achieved only 2 victories. He suffered humiliation in the quarter-finals of the 2020 Champions League when Barcelona lost 8-2 and another disappointment yesterday as PSG were eliminated from the competition as early as the last 16. Therefore, in the wings of enthusiasm, Muller indirectly praised Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored his 100th career goal against Bayern in 2017. The Portuguese scored 5 goals against the Bavarians in just two games, in 180 minutes, and did not were the only ones. But perhaps precisely from that evening, Muller became aware of the greatness of CR7 and that evening he wanted to publicly evidence it, leaving Messi aside for a moment.