"The sunset is infinitely good, but it is near dusk", used to describe the two big ball kings, the duel between C Ronaldo and Messi is quite appropriate, both of them are in the late stage of their careers. Ronaldo's Manchester United have performed abruptly this year, ranking seventh in the Premier League, and Paris Saint-Germain, who Messi plays for, although at the top of the Ligue 1 list, his personal performance is far less than when he was in La Liga. In addition to the late years of this "fairy fight", the original players who were considered to be a strong challenge to the status of the two are no longer young, and in addition to Levan, the rest have fallen back from the peak, and this article will count several faded "world three superstars".
At that time, due to the admiration of the then Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, Hazard was awarded the reputation of "the third in the world", and Eden Hazard under Chelsea did perform well, often changing the game with his own strength, and was known for his miraculous breakthroughs. However, in the late Chelsea period, Hazard has been affected by the problem of "overweight", after switching to Real Madrid, the "overweight problem" is even worse, at the same time Hazard is also plagued by injuries, so that he is often in a cycle of recuperation and weight loss after wearing the "Galactic Fleet" gown. After Real Madrid changed to Ancelotti this season, the performance of Real Madrid's Brazilian wing Vinicius Junier ushered in a "big explosion", leaving Hazard often left on the bench and was left idle. If the situation does not improve, the last mission that Hazard can accomplish at Real Madrid is to hand over the sacred number seven shirt to Mbappe.
Neymar is another representative of "samba football" after Kaka, which makes it highly anticipated by the world football world. Neymar's second season in European football assisted Barca in achieving the "Six Champions". In 2017, Neymar moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for a world record-breaking 222 million euros. However, even after the transfer, compared to the skills, Neymar's off-field news is more concerned by the outside world, and the inevitable absence in March every year is even more ridiculed. For two consecutive seasons, PSG has lost the Champions League and Ligue 1 titles, which has made Neymar, as the main player, criticized, coupled with the drunken life of Ligue 1 has made Neymar lose his winning heart in the football world, so the 29-year-old Neymar has announced that 2022 will be his last participation in the World Cup.
During his time at Tottenham, Bale had already "shocked England", destroying McCon's high speed and excellent goalscoring ability, which was the Welsh star's fame. Joining Real Madrid in the first quarter won the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, with Bale scoring important goals in both finals. In the 2016 European Championship, Bale led the weak football team Wales into the final four in history, and also helped Real Madrid win the feat of winning the Champions League three consecutive titles, so the outside world is optimistic that C Ronaldo can take over his position after Real Madrid fades out, and even become one of the candidates to catch up with C Ronaldo and Messi. Unfortunately, behind the rapid speed is a dense number of injuries, coupled with repeated statements that they pay more attention to the national team and golf than the club, so that Bale lost the hearts of the people at Real Madrid, coupled with the discord with the then Real Madrid manager Zidane, so that Bale once left the team and loaned out to the old team Tottenham Hotspur.
Excellent performance during the loan period, coupled with Zidane's resignation, Real Madrid re-invited Ancelotti to take charge of the army, to know that when Ancelotti signed Bale in the Ancelotti period, so the "Great Saint" has the opportunity to return, and became the main force at the beginning of the season. But then suffered from injuries, recuperated for two months, and recently returned from international competitions, only to be injured after two games for the national team, which completely angered the Real Madrid executives, even if Bale has six months left in his contract with Real Madrid, his departure will be an ironclad fact. But Bale's high salary and recent status have made it difficult for any other team to take over except for Newcastle United.
2018 is the highlight of Griezmann's career, winning the Europa League and the European Super Cup for Atletico Madrid, and more importantly, leading the French team to win the supreme World Cup championship, which is an honor that C Ronaldo and Messi have never pursued in their lives, making Griezmann win the third place of the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, becoming another "World Third" without controversy.
In 2019, Griezmann joined Barcelona from Atletico at a high price, and it was necessary to go through legal proceedings before joining. Barca's original intention of signing Griezmann was to replace dembele, who was injured, and form an "offensive triangle" with Suarez and Messi, resulting in Griezmann's role as a winger, and there was a situation that overlapped with Messi's function, and one of the Barca coaches, Kirk Setien, could only put Griezmann on the bench. Griezmann has only won one Copa del Rey title during his two seasons with Barca. Messi left Barca this season, just when he thought that Griezmann had the ability to shine in Barca, the team could only loan Griezmann back to the famous Atletico Due to financial difficulties, but because the departure was quite "ugly", many fans expressed quite anger at Griezmann's return, but due to Suarez's old age and João Felix's unstable state, Griezmann gradually became the team's main choice again by ability, but this defending la Liga champion has fallen behind The top real Madrid by ten points.
Although Ronaldo and Messi have entered the late stage of their playing careers, it is generally believed that Mbappe and Haaland will be the next pair of Yuliang combinations of "fairy fights", and rising stars such as Kay Havertz, Vinicius Junyor and Ansu Fati are all "quasi-three" with the potential to catch up with the two. "The back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave", looking forward to more wonderful duels in the football world.