Barcelona Legend Lionel Messi has finally broken his silence on Cristiano Ronaldo move from Real Madrid as he believes that Juventus are hot favourite to win the Champions League after securing Portuguese star.
Ronaldo stunned the footballing world this summer after leaving Champions League winners Real Madrid after nine very successful years and put pen to paper with Juventus.
"Real Madrid are one of the best teams in the world and they have a great squad [but] it's evident that the absence of Ronaldo makes them less good and makes Juventus [one of the] clear favourites to win the Champions League," Messi told Catalunya Radio.
"It surprised me. I didn't imagine him leaving Madrid or joining Juventus. There were a lot of teams that wanted him. It surprised me, but he has gone to a very good team."
The 31-year-old has won four Champions Leagues during his time at Barcelona, but the club's last success in the competition was all the way back in 2015.
Since then Real Madrid have won it three times on the trot with Ronaldo very much orchestrating those successes.
The Portuguese has his heart set on winning a Champions League with Juventus, which will be their first since the 1995/96 season.
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