Tonight could see Messi and Ronaldo make unwanted Champions League history

HOWEVER, IT might be optimistic information for any superstitious Liverpool followers on the market.

Juventus dramatically crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday night time, and with them went Cristiano Ronaldo.

Whereas his European profession might see the Portuguese ahead retire because the Champions League’s best ever participant, it was Porto that outshone Ronaldo on the night time, successful on away targets after a particularly entertaining further time interval.

Consequently, Ronaldo will not be enjoying within the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, and if issues go as anticipated tonight, neither will Lionel Messi.

Barcelona are at present 4-1 right down to PSG, who seemed glorious within the first leg, and will not need historical past to repeat itself within the type of one other embarrassing European capitulation towards the Catalonian facet.

If Barca do exit tonight, will probably be the primary time {that a} Champions League quarter remaining doesn’t function both Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi since 2004/2005, which will probably be music to the ears of superstitious Liverpool followers on the market.

As we’re certain you are conscious, that 12 months noticed Steven Gerrard encourage Liverpool to a rare Champions League victory in Istanbul after being 3-0 right down to AC Milan at half-time.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – MAY 25: Captain Steven Gerrard of Liverpool lifts the trophy on the ceremony following the UEFA Champions League remaining between AC Milan and Liverpool on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on Could 25, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Picture by Etsuo Hara/Getty Pictures)

If Messi and Ronaldo do exit the competitors at this early stage, it might act as an unofficial passing of the torch, maybe to Kylian Mbappé and Erling Braut Haaland, each of whom are lighting up the footballing stage at each alternative.

And whereas all of the indicators level in the direction of a Barcelona exit tonight, we would not be writing Messi and co. off simply but, given PSG’s historical past within the competitors.