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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will meet for the first time in the Champions League group stage
Messi’s Barcelona were taken out of the pot of the teams ranked second on Thursday in the group where Ronaldo’s Juventus side were already seeded
Ronaldo, 35, and Messi, 33, had a long-standing rivalry in the Spanish league when the Portuguese star was with Real Madrid, but have never faced each other so early in the Champions League
They met in the 2009 final, when Messi scored as Barcelona beat Ronaldo and Manchester United 2-0
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News from World – UA – Champions League draw: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus to face Lionel Messi’s Barcelona in group stage
SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
