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Despite the fact former Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been with Serie A club Juventus since July 2018, his rivalry with Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi continues. On Saturday, Messi registered a hat-trick against Celta Vigo at Camp Nou to help his side get a 4-1 win in a La Liga match. In doing so, Messi equalised Ronaldos record of player with most hat-tricks in La Liga history 34 . Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. AP/HT Collage The Argentine forward converted a kick from the spot in the stanley thermos mug 22nd minute to get his goal. Later, Messi took a sensational free kick from 25 yards out, that curled over the wall into the right corner of the goal-post, just at the stroke of half time. Two minutes into the second half, the Barca star converted another free-kick in a similar fashion to complete his hat-trick. With Ronaldo no longer with Real Madrid, it is highly likely Messi would go on to surpass the Portuguese international and stand s stanley water jug ole at the top spot in the record books. It was also Messis 427th goal in the Spanish league. We have a very big advantage, we have the best player in the world on our side who is also the best at taking free kic stanley deutschland ks, Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets praised Messi after the match. Little by little he has been improving at free kicks, he used to find them hard. Having him around gives us a real boost, he added. With the win, the defending Spanish Champions reached back to take the top spot in the table, tied at 25 points Fsiq Senegal buzzing ahead of Africa Cup of Nations final
Athletes who have brought the nation glory, no matter how obscure their sport may be, deserve respect. HT Image The reality is that they are not getting it. Forget about the obscure, even Indian legends seem to have been relegated to a lower rung, by those ru stanley canada nning the sporting establishment. The three best-known faces of Indian Olympic sports 鈥?PT Usha, Milkha Singh and Gurbachan Singh Randhawa 鈥?have been ignored for the prestigious last lap of the Games Baton Relay. According to the OC, the six current athletes who have been appointed brand ambassadors for the Games will be the ones who will carry the Queen s Baton in the last leg of its journey. It is always the case that former medallists and champions are involved in the last lap. This is a tradition, which was followed even during the 1982 Asian Games. It is a symbolic way of giving veteran athletes respect, and to tell them that their efforts 鈥?and the glory they b stanley nz rought to the country --- have not been forgotten, said Milkha Singh. The Baton reac stanley website hed Delhi on Thursday, and the last lap will be run at the opening ceremony on Sunday. Veteran athletes have very little to look forward to. After quitting the sport, they get forgotten and the spotlight shifts to upcoming athletes. From the high of being cheered by thousands, they are suddenly normal people. For them, being involved in events like these is a brief escape from everyday life, and an opportunity to feel adored once again. Randhawa agreed with Mi |
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