{"id":18406,"date":"2023-03-09T12:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/it-was-always-cristiano-ronaldo-at-real-madrid-who-was-a-problem-bayern-munich-man-takes-cheeky-dig-at-psg-superstar-lionel-messi\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T12:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T12:06:53","slug":"it-was-always-cristiano-ronaldo-at-real-madrid-who-was-a-problem-bayern-munich-man-takes-cheeky-dig-at-psg-superstar-lionel-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/it-was-always-cristiano-ronaldo-at-real-madrid-who-was-a-problem-bayern-munich-man-takes-cheeky-dig-at-psg-superstar-lionel-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt was always Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid who was a problem\u201d &#8211; Bayern Munich man takes cheeky dig at PSG superstar Lionel Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"3882154\" data-slug-id=\"1426916\">\n<p>Bayern Munich superstar Thomas Muller has taken a sly dig at Lionel Messi after eliminating Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) from the Champions League, admitting that handling Cristiano Ronaldo was more complicated.<\/p>\n<p>PSG endured a 2-0 defeat in the second leg of their Champions League Round-of-16 clash with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night (8 March). The Parisians, who lost 1-0 in the first leg at the Parc des Princes Stadium, crashed out of the competition with a disappointing 3-0 aggregate defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi cut a frustrating figure in both matches against the Bavarians. Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann neutralized Messi perfectly, ensuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/paris-saint-germain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">PSG<\/a> man did not get the chance to slide behind the defense or link up regularly with teammates.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Muller mocked Lionel Messi\u2019s ineffectiveness, claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo gave Bayern Munich a much harder time during his time with Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">\ud83c\udf99| Thomas M\u00fcller: &#8220;When it comes to results, we always do well against Lionel Messi &#8211; at all levels. At club level, it was always Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid who was a problem for us.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georg_holzner\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"georg_holzner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@georg_holzner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rmalive\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"rmalive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#rmalive<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-images-container images-count-1\">\n<div class=\"tweet-image-summary\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%;\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/dea9a-16783438511029-1920.jpg\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/dea9a-16783438511029-1920.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20680%20680%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMadridZone\/status\/1633628472458485760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>\ud83c\udf99| Thomas M\u00fcller: &#8220;When it comes to results, we always do well against Lionel Messi &#8211; at all levels. At club level, it was always Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid who was a problem for us.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georg_holzner\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"georg_holzner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@georg_holzner<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rmalive\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"rmalive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#rmalive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ybq5cFOB2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7ybq5cFOB2<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The German legend said (via Kicker journalist Georg Holzner):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen it comes to results, we always do well against Lionel Messi &#8211; at all levels. At club level, it was always Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid who was a problem for us.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lionel Messi has a rather poor record against the German giants in the UEFA Champions League. The PSG No. 30 has faced Bayern eight times in the competition, winning twice and losing on five occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi has thus far scored four times against the six-time European champions. The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner was present when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/bayern-munich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bayern<\/a> inflicted a historic 8-2 defeat upon Barcelona in the 2019-20 Champions League quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, on the other hand, has caused Bayern Munich torment quite a few times. In eight matches against them, he has scored nine goals, propelling his team to five wins.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese superstar scored all five of Real Madrid\u2019s goals, including a hat-trick, in the 5-4 aggregate win in the 2016-17 Champions League quarter-finals. He has only lost twice against Bayern.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Cristiano Ronaldo could have helped Manchester United avoid Liverpool embarrassment, claims Louis Saha<\/h2>\n<p>Louis Saha, who played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/manchester-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Manchester United<\/a>, has speculated that the Red Devils probably wouldn\u2019t have tasted a 7-0 defeat to Liverpool in Ronaldo\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag\u2019s side fell to a historic 7-0 defeat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/liverpool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Liverpool<\/a> in the Premier League on Sunday (5 March). It was their worst-ever defeat to the Merseysiders and their heaviest in 92 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"tweet-body\">Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s mother, Maria Dolores, was there at the beginning of his football journey and now she&#8217;s following Cristiano Ronaldo Jr&#8217;s <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/2764.png\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/2764.png\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/twemoji\/14.0.2\/72x72\/2764.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%2018%2018%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-images-container images-count-1\">\n<div class=\"tweet-image-summary\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%;\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/8f4b0-16783438916122-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/8f4b0-16783438916122-1920.jpg\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/8f4b0-16783438916122-1920.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20680%20680%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1633528006701633536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s mother, Maria Dolores, was there at the beginning of his football journey and now she&#8217;s following Cristiano Ronaldo Jr&#8217;s \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWTVyl62vN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/HWTVyl62vN<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, Saha stated that Cristiano Ronaldo could have made Ten Hag\u2019s team even better and possibly would\u2019ve helped them avoid the Anfield embarrassment. He told Compare.bet:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRonaldo\u2019s departure marked a fresh start for United, and it gave Ten Hag a blank page to draw upon, which has allowed him to establish a winning mentality at the club.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNow that the club\u2019s mindset has improved, I think they\u2019d be doing even better if they had Cristiano up top.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He concluded by saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOf course, it\u2019s hard to know for sure, but when I see United losing 7-0 to Liverpool, I can only think that Cristiano could have helped.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo parted ways with Manchester United in November by mutual consent. 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