Barcelona star Lionel Messi has admitted that he wanted Cristiano Ronaldo to stay with Real Madrid.
The pair have set the standard for individual performances over the course of the last decade, setting rafts of scoring records and dominating individual awards over that period.
The rivalry hit its peak when the pair went toe-to-toe for the two Clasico rivals, though Ronaldo departed Spain in the summer of 2018 to move to Juventus.
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Messi regrets his rival’s decision and says that the presence of the Portugal international used to add an extra spice to the match.