Messi! Messi! Messi!” – The humiliating chants that rang out in Saudi Arabia as Cristiano Ronaldo was miserably eliminated from the King’s Cup!
It was a truly nightmare night for Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al Nassr club. In the round of 16 of the Saudi King’s Cup, his team was eliminated in a bitter defeat by a team led by Karim Benzema. But what had fans around the world talking was not just the defeat, but the chants of “Messi! Messi! Messi!” echoed throughout the stands — like a knife stabbing straight into CR7’s pride.
Throughout the match, every time Ronaldo touched the ball, thousands of fans chanted Lionel Messi’s name in unison. They were not only cheering for another legend, but also seemingly wanting to taunt and humiliate the Portuguese superstar right on Arabian soil — where he was once hailed as a king. The image of Ronaldo trying to stay calm, but his eyes full of disappointment and anger said it all.
Since joining Al Nassr with a contract worth more than 250 million pounds, Ronaldo was expected to turn the Saudi Pro League into his “own empire”. However, after 3 seasons, the only thing he has won is… disappointment. Not a single official title, not a single iconic victory. From “the savior of Middle Eastern football”, CR7 has now become a symbol of failure and the obsession named Lionel Messi still does not let him go.
The scene last night was no different relive the days in Europe, when Ronaldo always had to live in the shadow of Messi – who continued to conquer the world, won the World Cup with Argentina and a series of other individual awards. Ronaldo, at the age of 40, is still struggling to prove that he is not over yet. But it seems that the world no longer believes that.
On social networks, a series of videos recording the scene of the audience chanting Messi’s name have spread at a dizzying speed. One account commented:
“I have never seen Ronaldo so publicly humiliated.”
Another sarcastically said:
“3 seasons, 0 titles. Maybe he should learn to accept that Messi is always at the top.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s glorious career is gradually coming to a bitter end. He came to Saudi Arabia to regain the halo, but what he received was jeering chants and the never-disappearing shadow of Lionel Messi.
Tonight, Arab fans will forever repeat the words “Messi! Messi! Messi!” as a symbol of contrast – between a legend who is still being praised everywhere, and a star who has passed his most brilliant period. And perhaps, Ronaldo himself also understands that: once Messi’s name is mentioned, all his halo will be extinguished in silence.
