Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have always been looked upon as rivals. In fact, their fans have always debated about who is the greatest of all time and often back it up with vital stats. But on just cannot decide who is better. But the two players have always respected each other despite the fact that the two have always been pitted against each other. Now, the two have come under the same roof as they have been nominated for the UEFA Champions League Player of the Year Award 2019. Cristiano Ronaldo, UEFA Player of the Year 2019 Award Nominee Makes a Dashing Entry at the Event (Watch Video).

Ahead of the proceedings of the event, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shared a warm moment with each other. The two greats were seen shaking hands and the picture of the same was shared by the official account of the Champions League. Check out the snap below:

However, this is not the first time that the two players have shared a cordial moment with each other. There have been various occasions where the two greats have even posed for pictures together but only at the official awards ceremony. The UEFA Champions League gives us the winners of UEFA Men's Player of the Year. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk were the nominees for the Player if the Year Award. Lucy Bronze, Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry are the nominees for UEFA Women's Player of the Year. Messi has already bagged an award for the Goal of the Season Award. Apart from that, we shall also have the final schedule of the Champions League 2019.

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