Cristiano Ronaldo joked he hopes he can one day sit down for dinner with rival Lionel Messi as the pair sat side by side for the Champions League draw in Monaco.
Ronaldo has spent much of his career battling with Messi for the game’s biggest honours and the rivalry was heightened when the Portuguese spent nine years in La Liga.
The 34-year-old is now spearheading Juventus’ bid for Champions League glory but admitted in Monaco that he misses playing in Spain as Messi ‘pushed him’ to be the best.
‘I was curious because we shared this stage for 15 years me and him,’ Ronaldo said.
‘I don’t know if that has ever happened in football, the same two guys on the stage at the same time, so it’s not easy.
‘Of course we have a good relationship, we have not had dinner together yet but I hope in the future.’
Both players possess five Ballon d’Or trophies and found themselves nominated for UEFA’s Player of the Season award, only to be beaten by Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk.
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