“Greatest footballer of all time and Cristiano Ronaldo” - Fans react hilariously as Ronaldo faces ex-Real Madrid star in AFC Champions League
Fans have reacted with some hilarious comments on social media as Cristiano Ronaldo faced his former Real Madrid teammate Joselu.
The two former Los Blancos stars went up against each other in Al-Nassr's AFC Champions League Elite clash with Qatari club Al-Gharafa on Monday, November 25.
Ronaldo, a Real Madrid legend, featured for the club for nine years before leaving for Juventus in 2018. Joselu, meanwhile had two stints with the LaLiga giants. He first joined the club in 2009 from Celta Vigo, featuring more for the youth side and making only one appearance for the senior team before leaving for German outfit Hoffenheim in 2012.
In the summer of 2023, the Spaniard rejoined Real Madrid on a season-long loan from Espanyol. This time, he helped the club to a league and Champions League double, scoring 17 goals and creating three assists in 49 matches across competitions.
After a successful season, Real Madrid decided to sign Joselu permanently in the summer. However, the 34-year-old was eventually sold to Al-Gharafa.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Joselu shared the pitch just once at Real Madrid. Interestingly, it was Joselu's only league appearance during his first spell at Madrid. He came off the bench to score off a Ronaldo assist in an 8-1 thumping of Almeria during the 2010-2011 season.
Fans took to X to share their thoughts after the two stars reunited for their club's AFC Champions League clash.
"The greatest footballer of all time and Cristiano Ronaldo," one fan joked.
"Joselu is better than him," a second fan wrote.
"Joselu is a bigger and better," another fan posted.
"Joselu is better and bigger footballing Legend," another fan chimed in.
"Real Madrid reunion,' a fan wrote.
"Madrid needs joselu atm," one fan commented.
How has Cristiano Ronaldo fared in the AFC Champions League Elite this season?
Cristiano Ronaldo has played in three of Al-Nassr's four AFC Champions League Elite games this term. He missed their opening game against Al-Shorta (September 16) due to an illness but returned against Al-Rayyan (September 30) to score a goal in the 2-1 win.
The 39-year-old fired a blank in his side's 1-0 win over Esteghal (October 22) but registered his second goal of the tournament in the 5-1 thrashing of Al-Ain (November 5).
Al-Nassr are third in the west region of the AFC Champions League Elite with 10 points from four games played at the time of this report.
