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Cristiano Ronaldo: Lionel Messi claim made - Ronaldo would not make this same mistake
CRISTIANO RONALDO would not miss a penalty at a World Cup like great rival Lionel Messi did.
That is the verdict of BBC Sport pundit and former Arsenal defender Martin Keown.
Ronaldo and Messi have had differing starts to this year’s World Cup in Russia.
Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick in Portugal’s first game; the 3-3 draw with Spain last Friday.
Messi however could only help Argentina draw 1-1 with Iceland and missed a crucial second-half penalty.
We saw Messi miss a penalty. You wouldn’t see Ronaldo miss one of them
Cristiano Ronaldo made it four in two games when he opened the scoring against Morocco today.
And while commentating on the game, Keown says Ronaldo is motivated to be the best and outdo Barcelona star Lionel Messi in the process.
“He’s like a machine isn’t he,” he said.
“I think a lot of it fundamentally is he wants to be the best player in the world.
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“That Messi thing going on there, ‘you score, I score’, it really is.
“Right at the start of this competition we saw Messi miss a penalty.
“You wouldn’t see Ronaldo miss one of them.”