Messi's opponent this season is still the familiar name: Ronaldo. Unlike Messi, CR7 "carried the team" alone to help Portugal get 1 point against Spain in the 3-3 draw, and Ronaldo scored all 3 goals.
In contrast to him, Messi failed to score in the match against Iceland, even this star missed a penalty kick, missing the opportunity to increase the score to 2-1 for Argentina.
Fans of these two players have the right to call out Ronaldo and mock Messi for the "one sky, one abyss" performance of the two best players in the world after the opening match at the 2018 World Cup. But don't forget about what Iceland is like, how the Viking fighters "made waves" at Euro 2016. And at that time, Ronaldo was also their "victim".
In the opening match of Euro 2016, Portugal (later champion) only had to face Iceland, a team that participated in the Euro playground for the first time. However, Ronaldo himself was "frozen" by the opponent's practical playing style at that time.
Like Messi in last night's match, Ronaldo had many shots in front of Iceland's goal but none were successful. Every time he had the ball, 2 or 3 Viking fighters would approach him to avoid space to dribble, something Messi also encountered in the 90 minutes against Iceland at the 2018 World Cup.
It was also a 1-1 draw, also a 2 time facing the best players in the world, but Iceland did what any defense would have wanted, which was a lock-in on Messi or Ronaldo.
So even if Messi failed to score against Iceland, even if he missed a penalty, he should remember how he was "frozen" by the Viking Warriors 2 years ago.
