C RONALDO

[J R Hartley]

You can't say that mate. Henry said that Messi is exactly the same at Barcelona. They both have big egos but i believe Ronaldo's sometimes gets in the way of the team which is ridiculous.

I do admire his will to win but i love a pure footballer over a pure athlete. I'm not denying Ronaldo is a great footballer but Messi is a genius.

One thing i will say is that Ronaldo has definitely got the absolute maximum out of himself in his career.

Henry was with Messi years ago when he had more drive. For me Messi at times last couple of seasons has just switched off.

I don't know whether he sometimes finds it too easy, or he's not a huge fan of Enrique, but in recent times he doesn't always put in 100% like he did for the Classico last week.

Ronaldo rinses every ounce of out of himself wether he's playing Bayern Munich or he's 6-0 up against Sporting Gijon.

I agree about his ego sometimes getting in the way of the team but then he gets another hat trick in the SF after the one in the QF and it's difficult to question that then.

[surge]

Frustrating night for those who wanted this to be Atletico's year - you just can't not show up for either semi-final leg and expect to go through.

Suddenly Juve are the only real football team left in the tournament.

[MacAdder]

Promising raw kid at Man ure but didn't like him. I then warmed to him with RM... until Bale arrived.
He then showed what a spoilt arrogant narc he truly is and I, like many others it seems, dislike him as a person.

The fact is though that his traits both, positive and negative, have made him one of THE best players to have ever kicked a football. Just when you think that's it, great player but past his best, he just keeps on producing.

The bloke is a living legend no question.