Things just got personal.
When all the eyes of the world were on Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday night, ready for him to put a weakened Liverpool to the sword and become the Champions League all-time top goalscorer, his little Argentine buddy stole his thunder.
Lionel Messi capitalised on Ronaldo’s goalless performance by netting twice last night as Barcelona saw off Ajax 2-0 in Amsterdam.
The number 10 went level with Ronaldo on 70 goals when he headed home in the first half before this strike took him on a par with Raul, the current record holder.
In fairness, he didn’t have Kolo Toure to contend with…
