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For the first time in 16 years we will see a UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal without Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The absence of the monsters in the decisive stretch of the world’s top club-level competition coincided with a huge moment for Kylian Mbappé, PSG’s benchmark, and Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund’s center-forward. For that reason, many fans and journalists have begun to speak of a ‘changing of the guard’, of a ‘courier delivery’, as if the era of LM10 and CR7 at the highest level had already ended.
Ibai Llanos, serpentine who never tires of breaking records and having globally consumed broadcasts, had the opportunity to chat with Sergio Ramos, one of the best defenders in history, on his channel of Twitch. And during the conversation this topic came up. The Basque presenter asked the Madrid captain if he thinks that the famous ‘change of cycle’ is taking place with the wild irruption of Paris Saint-Germain 7 and BVB 9.
The Sevillian center-back shared a reflection that – it seemed to us – deserved to be disseminated. It is clear that Kylian and Erling are very good and everything indicates that they will go very far, but the four-time UEFA Champions League champion thinks that unique players who have been sharing the throne for more than a decade should be respected. They have to be respected more and, as long as they are still current / active, continue to admire them.
SERGIO RAMOS TALKED ABOUT THE ALLEGED END OF THE MESSI-CRISTIANO CYCLE AND THE BEGINNING OF THE HAALAND-MBAPPÉ ERA
“I think the big stars are greatly underestimated, especially in the Spanish League. The same is not the case with Buffon, with Pirlo in his day, with Steven Gerrard, with Lampard. They are emblematic players, on such a great level, that they are practically untouchable. As here it should have been with Iker (Casillas), with Raúl (González), with (Carles) Puyol, with Xavi (Hernández), with that type of player. Here at least people get tired of always seeing the same thing. The novelty always attracts attention. And that also happens to me because, deep down, I suffer a little. People are so used to seeing this type of player for so many years – winning and losing, eh – that in the end the novelty always stands out more without having made any merits. Others do them, but the vast majority, from my point of view, don’t ”.
“I do not detract from the new generations that come, who are extraordinary players, like (Kylian) Mbappé, (Erling) Haaland, Vinícius, they all have a very promising future ahead of them. But, of course, for me they are major words when you want to talk about players who have been consecrated for 15 years, as in the case of Leo and Cris. They are players who do not have an example with which you can compare them, right? Because they have achieved everything, they are an example of overcoming, perseverance, perseverance, and success. We should change the focus a bit in our country and continue to admire those who still give us things to enjoy. And players of that caliber we should enjoy them more and criticize them less ”.
Undefeated data. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the footballers who have appeared the most times (14) in the FIFA / FIFPro World XI. A Dream team chosen by professional players, by their own colleagues.
Did you know…? Lionel Messi has 730 goals and 307 assists in 908 official matches in his professional career. Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, has 767 goals and 225 assists in 1,052 games. Unrepeatable.
