ARGENTINA And PORTUGAL, went
Messi and Cristiano, KO: the World-wide remains without the two better
Published:1/07/2018 - 01:12h
Updated:1/07/2018 - 16:37h
The World-wide of Russia has remained without two of his big attractions: the two better players of the planet, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, have remained out of the competicion, since Argentina and Portugal fell in front of France and Uruguay
The first day of quarter-finals has left two difficult eliminations to digest for the lovers of the football: Argentina and Portugal, two selections in which they find the two better players of the world, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Any of the two could avoid the fall of his teams.
First, it arrived him the turn to Leo Messi with Argentina, falling against France. The Argentinian forward, in spite of that assisted in two of the three goals of the group albiceleste, was not to his best level. Without having to players so contrasted like the ones of the Barça around, the 10' did not attain to shine to individual level because of the surveillance that Didier Deschamps prepared for him.
It is just to say that the World-wide of Leo Messi moves away a lot to the usual level that deploys in the FC Barcelona. Erró A penalti in the first party against Iceland that marked him and neither went determinant in front of Croatia, happening totally careless. I show the head in front of Nigeria with a goal, but against France saw again his more apathetic version.
The case of Cristiano Ronaldo was something distinct. It began the World-wide like a shot, annotating a hat trick against the selection of Spain. In the second party, in front of Morocco, also marked the goal of the victory of the team luso. However, in the last party of the phase of groups, saw him more turn# off and even failed a penalti.
In the meeting of eighth of final against Uruguay, Cristiano Ronaldo went back to disappear. The Portuguese forward did not have his day and Portugal paid it very expensive. It had to appear Pepe to give faith to the lusos, but the '7' of the Real Madrid not even appeared in the party, sacking the same day that Leo Messi.
Fight by the Balloon of Gold
In spite of have not arrived too much far in the World-wide of Russia, foresees that Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo go back to be the two players that head the list of favourites for the Balloon of Gold. The Argentinian has been champion of LaLiga Santander and of the Glass of Rey -in addition to being the Boot of Gold- whereas the Portuguese, attained the Champions League. The dispute is served.
