[시사포커스 / 이근우 기자] Cristiano Ronaldo (36, Juventus) and Lionel Messi (34, FC Barcelona) were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona recorded a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Champions League in the 2nd leg of the 2020-21 season held at Parc de France in Paris, France on the 11th (Korean time), and the total of the 1st and 2nd leg matches 2-5. He was eliminated in the round of 16.
In the game, Barcelona allowed a penalty goal for Killian Mbafe in the 30th minute of the first half, and Messi’s goal tied the score in the 37th minute, but there were no additional goals, so they miraculously failed to advance. Previously, Juventus was tied 4-4 with FC Porto in the first and second leg, but missed the quarter-finals ticket on the principle of multiple points away.
Barcelona have advanced to the quarterfinals for 13 consecutive seasons, holding the record for the longest in the tournament, but have not been able to advance this season. It is the first time since the 2006-07 season that Barcelona have not been able to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Also, the Champions League quarter-finals without Messi and Ronaldo have been 16 years since the 2004-05 season. Previously, one of the two players had been on the stage in the quarterfinals.
But with the end of the’Menaldu’ era, the era of Mbafe and Elling Holland (Borussia Dortmund) is coming. Mbafe beat Messi to record 25 goals in the Champions League career at age 22 and 80 days.
Holland scored 20 goals in 14 Champions League matches, scoring 20 goals in the shortest game in history. On the 7th of the 2020-21 season, in the Bundesliga round 24 against Bayern Munich, he surpassed the previous record holder Mbappe by scoring 100 goals in the shortest game in 146 pro career.