Real Madrid are weaker without Ronaldo, says Messi


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 23, 2017 Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid are a worse team after Cristiano Ronaldo's departure to Juventus in the close season, according to Barcelona captain Lionel Messi.

Messi and Ronaldo battled against each other in La Liga for nine years with their respective sides but the Portuguese forward left for Serie A in July.

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