The 35-year-old Portugal star was absent from the previous meeting between the two sides after testing positive for Coronavirus, with Messi scoring a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-0 away Barcelona win.
This time however, he was available to make the much needed impact in the game by scoring a brace from the spot in Juventus 3-0 win at Camp Nou.
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After the game, the five times Ballon d’Or winner took to Instagram express his delight over the spirited performance by his teammates against one the best team he has encountered.
He wrote:
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“Always great to return to Spain and to Catalunya, always hard to play in Camp Nou against one of the best teams I ever faced. Today we were a team of Champions! A true, strong and united family! Playing like this, we have nothing to fear until the end of the season… Let’s go, guys! Let’s go, Juve! Fino Alla Fine!”
Meanwhile Ronaldo’s rival Lionel Messi had a very distraught night. He was by far one of the best players on the pitch, but was unlucky not to score due to the experience of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
