Andrea Pirlo after winning Barcelona: Ronaldo was motivated by Messy

Andrea Pirlo after winning Barcelona: Ronaldo was motivated by Messy

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has said that Cristiano Ronaldo was very motivated to face life rival Lionel Messin after winning 3-0 over Barcelona at Camp Nou under the League of Champions. Portuguese and Argentinas first faced the biggest club contest in Europe. [...]

Portuguese and Argentinas first faced the largest competition for clubs in Europe since 2011, until Old Lady passed the group as leader.

The 35-year-old star was the man of this match, after marking two goals, while Weston McKennie was also on the goal score list.

“Randaldo was very motivated to have a good view of his eternal rival, so when you're very motivated, things are simpler”, Pirlo said.

There's a lot of fights in the season and it's not easy to hold such matches, but we shouldn't lose the main target”.

“We are fighting for all trophies, and players know they have to give their best to triumph at the end of”, the Juvenus coach has added further.

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