BARCELONA have trolled Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo after Lionel Messi returned to the top of the goalscoring charts across Europe’s top five leagues.
Argentina star Messi scored his 438th league goal against Real Sociedad to hand the Catalan giants a 1-0 win in La Liga.
Barcelona took a swipe at Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo as Messi returned to the top of the goalscoring rankings
Messi’s penalty saw him overtake Portuguese superstar Ronaldo to reclaim the title of the all-time top scorer in Europe’s best leagues.
Barcelona’s English Twitter profile saw it fit to alert Ronaldo of the change in the standings.
They tweeted: “The natural order of the universe has been restored.”
The social media admins at the Nou Camp were quick to praise their side’s captain and talisman who is now officially the most prolific player across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A.
Messi climbed back on top having dropped into second place on January 25 when Ronaldo scored against Napoli.
The former Manchester United ace is having trouble adding to his tally as coronavirus wreaks havoc on Serie A fixtures in Italy.
All matches are being played behind closed doors as Italy struggles to contain the spread of the virus.
The latest drama saw Parma and Spal players kept in the changing room unsure if they were to take to the field before the game eventually kicked off 75 minutes late.
Ronaldo is in his second season at Juventus after joining from Real Madrid for £88million in 2018.
He has scored an impressive 42 league goals in Italy taking his tally to 437 strikes in 570 league appearances after spells in England and Spain.
Unlike Ronaldo, Messi has spent his entire career with the Blaugrana and now incredibly has scored 438 goals in 474 appearances in Spain’s top division.
The battle for top spot will rumble on as long as the two greats continue to play and it remains to be seen who will ultimately end up on top.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
