Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United if he fails to qualify for the next Champions League. The Portuguese, who has accumulated five European Cups, has between eyebrows equal to Pago Gento, with whom he had a great relationship. Cristiano, 36, is insatiable and is activated by challenges. Gento’s motivates him more than any other. And also, as if that were not enough, Messi joins his eagerness, with four European Cups in the showcase, but two years younger than CR and in a club, PSG, which is among the contenders for the title every year.
Gento has left with six European Cups, a world record that Cristiano, who felt great admiration and respect for him, wants to achieve and, if he can, surpass. But you need a club to help you achieve the goal yeManchester United is now five points away from qualifying for the next Champions League, seventh in the Premier and at serious risk of being left out of the party. Messi, however, is still in contention in this edition (his next rival will be Real Madrid) and PSG is practically guaranteed the place next year because they are leading in France, eleven points behind second.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League (140 goals), as well as the most prolific in the history of international team football. He already has 115 goals with Portugal and last year surpassed the previous universal mark held, with 109 goals, by the Iranian striker Ali Daei. For all this, last Monday he was recognized by FIFA. Cristiano warned in ‘The Best’ that he still has a wick left for a while. My motivation is still there. I will be 37 years old very soon, but I am still very motivated. I’ve worked really hard and I’m still at it. I love this sport. I still feel that passion and want to continue. When people ask me how long I will continue, I say that I hope to play another five years.. Everything is mental. Physically, if you treat your body well, it will respond when you ask it.” So Cristiano, who is one European Cup away from drawing with Gento, does not throw in the towel. But he wants a team that allows him to try and neutralize the advantage Messi has by playing for PSG.
Before Cristiano and Messi there were other players who tried to reach Gento’s numbers, but they couldn’t. Maldini and Costacurta, both from Milan, retired with five European Cups. Behind them, there are only two active players, in addition to Messi, with four Champions: Bale and Piqué, who seem already out of competition. It was the same number of trophies, four, with which Xavi and Seedorf also retired.
