Former Inter Milan and Juventus striker Christian Vieri is certain that Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Juventus this summer despite the fact that the Portuguese national team talisman still has one year remaining on his present deal with the Old Lady.

Vieri talked about Ronaldo while having his say on the mammoth clash in the Italian Serie A between Juventus and Inter Milan this weekend. The ex-Italian international striker played for the two clubs during a successful football career. According to him as quoted by Goal, Cristiano Ronaldo won't stay at Juventus beyond this summer if they don't qualify for the Champions League.

Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi was able to break his tie with long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo but it was almost insignificant as his team suffered a big dent in the keenly contested race for the Spanish La Liga title.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi had both scored 25 goals in their respective leagues before Barcelona welcomed Granada to the Nou Camp on Thursday night. Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading goalscorer in the Italian Serie A this season with 25 goals in 29 games ahead of nearest challenger RomeluLukaku of imminent champions Inter Milan with 21 goals. On his part, Messi was also the leading goalscorer in the Spanish La Liga before the Granada game with 25 goals in 30 games.

Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi is yet to score in the El Clasico clash with Real Madrid since fierce rival Cristiano Ronaldo left Spain to join Italian giants Juventus in the summer of 2018. Messi has not scored in his six El Clasico appearances since then with his last goal coming during the2-2 draw in the league in May 2018.

Ronaldo and Messi pushed each other to greatness during their time together in Spain and a lot of football stakeholders have suggested that the six-match goalless run suffered by Messi in the El Clasicotill date could not be unconnected with the exit of Portuguese national team skipper Ronaldo.

Italian giants Juventus are expected to appoint a new club captain in the coming weeks ahead of the new season which starts in the summer. Current Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini is expected to leave the club at the end of this season at the age of 36. The veteran centre back has few months to run on his current deal with the Old Lady and he will leave when the contract ends.

Cristiano Ronaldo is on course to win the Golden Boot Award for the first time in the Italian Serie A though he will have to fend off Inter Milan striker RomeluLukaku in the bid to achieve this feat. Cristiano Ronaldo had one more goal than RomeluLukaku before Juventus took on Spezia at home in a matchday 25 clash in the Italian football top flight. The Spezia game gave Cristiano Ronaldo the opportunity to extend his lead over RomeluLukaku in the race to win the Golden Boot Award at the end of the season. It is an award given to the highest goalscorer in the league within a particular season. Spezia gave a good account of themselves at the Juventus Stadium but in the end, Juventus had too much power for them especially when manager Andrea Pirlo introduced the duo of Alvaro Morata and Federico Bernardeschi.

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has given a surprising opinion on the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ivorian international Bailly was asked to pick one of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi by Spanish football reporter GuillemBalague and his response was totally unexpected. GuillemBalague asked Eric Bailly to choose the best player between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when the Manchester United centre back made an appearance on his YouTube channel.His response to the question was Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid captain.

Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed that he does not like to play in empty stadiums, which is a result of coronavirus. The pandemic has meant that football has been played in empty stadiums so as to avoid the possibility of spreading the infection to millions of people.

The top clubs have been at the receiving end of this decision, as the clubs have used to playing in front of a large number of spectators. Ronaldo has previously said in his interviews that he thrives on the criticism or praise that he receives from the crowd.

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has a big grudge against Italian Serie A rivals AS Roma and this is the reason why he doesn't swap shirts with any AS Roma player. Cristiano Ronaldo has a 14-year grudge against the Italian capital club dating back to his time as a Manchester United player. He had the grudge long before the Portuguese national team captain knew that he would sign for Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo took the decision not to ever swap shirts with any Roma player afterhe was threatened during a Champions League clash between Manchester United and AS Roma in 2007.

Cristiano Ronaldo told the Daily Express about his grudge with AS Roma as he pointed out that it was as a result of the threat that he got during the Champions League quarterfinal clash between Manchester United AS Roma at Old Trafford during the 2006/07 season. Cristiano Ronaldo was a thorn in the flesh of the Roma players during the second leg of the quarterfinal tie with the Red Devils in the Champions League as AS Roma were on the receiving end of a 7-1 drubbing at the hands of Manchester United.

Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo showed up for the Italian Serie A champions once again this season after he scored two goals to lead the Turin giants to victory in their latest league match. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to lead Juventus to a convincing victory over Udinese at home.

The Old Lady thrashed Udinese 4-1 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on Sunday night thereby starting the new year on a winning note. Juventus were able to bounce back from the disappointment of ending last year on a poor note due to the unexpected defeat to Fiorentina in their last league outing before the Udinese game. Juventus were outclassed by the struggling Fiorentina outfit and they also had to play over 70 minutes with a man down as a result of the early dismissal of Colombian international Juan Cuadrado. Fiorentina secured an historic 3-0 away victory over Juventus in what was the first league defeat of the season for the defending champions.

The football world will be at a standstill as two of the world's most prolific footballers look to go head to head as they both battle for both individual and club supremacy. While none of the players likes to lose a competition to the other, it is Ronaldo who shows more passion, hunger, and desire to not be on the losing side.

Messi on the other hand loves to play against Ronaldo and come out on top. Before the two players meeting in the Champions League on Tuesday, we take a look at who has been a better Champions League performer during their playing career.
While league fixtures between the pair have been hard to come by particularly because of Ronaldo's exit from the Spanish La Liga, there also haven't been many European meetings between them as well.