‘Bye Messi bye’: Cristiano Ronaldo takes cheeky dig at Lionel Messi in new YouTube video celebrating 900 goals

New Delhi: Cristiano Ronaldo’s YouTube channel recently threw some shade at Lionel Messi and other football legends in certainly one of their most modern videos. The Portuguese famous person tried to overhaul fellow footballers as he attempts to make history by changing into the first player to reach 900 career goals in a Formula 1-themed race.

Contained within the video, Ronaldo is represented as a Formula 1 driver, moving through different incredible scenarios, racing past a few notable figures, including Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Pelé. The scene is narrated in a voiceover like a competitive race, showing the Al Nassr famous person taking off from the back of the grid and at last taking the pole position by the end.

By the end of the video, Ronaldo is passing the likes of Messi and Pele, the voiceover says:

“He passes Pele they show respect to every other but wait his toughest opponent is here – Lionel Messi! And Cristiano pushes himself to the max and passes the Argentinian! Bye Messi, bye! Cristiano is over 900 (and) it truly is unreal! A thousand goals are close by. Join us next time to witness together as he reaches the one 1,000 goals mark”

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to attain 900 career goals when he scored against Croaia in September. The 39-year-old is now targeting a thousand goals regardless of acknowledging he is near finish his career.

When asked about his goal tally drawing close 1,000, Cristiano Ronaldo expressed himself to be more than willing to achieve success within the feat. The Portuguese famous person once took a veiled dig at Pelé’s goal tally when he stated it truly is not going to be you can still to confirm all goals ascribed for the duration of playing days.

“I would favor to reach 1,000 goals. If I don’t have any injuries, this for me is the largest [thing], I would favor that. For me, worthwhile mark that I can have in football is to reach, first, 900 goals. After, my challenge is to be at 1,000 goals. Your entire goals I in general have scored, they have gotten video. They all have video. Listen, I respect all of them [Pele and Di Stefano]. And in the event you need to more goals, I can bring them from training, too. And I am going to prove to the people after. They prefer this player, or it truly is worthwhile one. I don’t care about that.”

Cristiano Ronaldo currently has 904 career goals and continues to shine for Al Nassr. He'll also be joining the Portugal national team this month for his or her UEFA Nations League matches, as well as adding to his unprecedented goal-scoring journey.