の間の Miami are OUT of the 支持する／優勝者s Cup and winless in five まっただ中に Lionel Messi 傷害 関心s, while Al-Nassr's 肩書を与える hopes fade and Cristiano Ronaldo sees red - what's going on with the legends of the game?

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Lionel Messi's first 十分な season in MLS with の間の Miami is not going as 滑らかに as 心配するd, にもかかわらず the off-season 新規加入 of his former Barcelona running mate Luis Suarez.?

The eight-time Ballon d'Or?勝利者 returned for Thursday's CONCACAF 支持する／優勝者s Cup ４半期/4分の1-final second-脚 against?Monterrey after 行方不明の four games with a muscle 傷害.?

But Messi could do little to stop his 味方する 衝突，墜落ing out of the 競争 に引き続いて a 5-2 aggregate 敗北・負かす. It looks to be a 類似の 事例／患者 for his longtime 競争相手 Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.?

Like Messi, Ronaldo has 持続するd his stellar individual 業績／成果 but major team success is 証明するing difficult. Al-Nassr find themselves 12 points 流浪して of leaders Al-Hilal in the Saudi プロの／賛成の League and they too have been 除去するd from 大陸の cup 競争.?

The late-career 苦境 of this 世代's two greatest footballers has been brought into 焦点（を合わせる） and raises several questions. Perhaps above all else, what are they still doing it all for??

Lionel Messi and の間の Miami squad was 除去するd from the CONCACAF 支持する／優勝者s Cup after a 5-2 aggregate 敗北・負かす to Mexican 味方する Monterrey

Cristiano Ronaldo was shown the 12th red card of his career after losing his 長，率いる in Al-Nassr's 敗北・負かす to Al-Hilal on Monday night

From the 手始め, it's important to 認める the difference in Messi and Ronaldo's （選挙などの）運動をするs. Miami are just eight games into a 37-match 正規の／正選手 season that 最高潮に達する in play-offs which will 結局 decide the 支持する／優勝者 in October.?

By contrast, the Saudi プロの／賛成の League schedule and 判型 機能（する）／行事s like European leagues, with a （選挙などの）運動をする that runs from August to May and a 勝利者 decided by the team that accrues the most points after 34 games.?

With this in mind, Messi's 現在の predicament is hardly a 災害 and certainly recoverable. This season he has six goals and three 補助装置s in seven 外見s and it has been a 類似して 生産力のある start for Suarez.?

The Uruguayan became the 最新の former Barca 星／主役にする to join David Beckham's South Beach party, linking up with Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Messi. Suarez was coming off a phenomenal season in Brazil with Gremio, where he 得点する／非難する／２０d 26 and 補助装置d 17 in all 競争s - and was crowed Serie A Player of the Year.?

The 36-year-old has taken that form into this （選挙などの）運動をする and he 誇るs a 記録，記録的な／記録する of seven goals and five 補助装置 from his first 11 外見s in the US.?

However, にもかかわらず the Herons having four bonafide superstars in their 階級s, they have not been 免疫の to shock results against much いっそう少なく expensively 組み立てる／集結するd rosters.?

Miami have 苦しむd two 敗北・負かすs to Mexican 味方する Monterrey, draws with Colorado 早いs and New York City, 同様に as a 4-0 humbling at the 手渡すs of New York Red Bulls.?

経営者／支配人 Gerardo Martino 非難するd their 大陸の 敗北・負かす on roster 支配するs which 制限する the team's ability to compete 'at the same level as Liga MX.'

'If MLS doesn't 緩和する the さまざまな 支配するs it has to have deeper rosters, with 傷害s and 中断s, Liga MX will continue to have the advantage,' the former Barcelona boss said after Thursday's 敗北・負かす.

Messi has been joined by another of his former Barcelona team-mates in Miami this season

Luis Suarez has been in 広大な／多数の／重要な form to 星／主役にする t the season and has 得点する／非難する／２０d seven goals and 補助装置d five in 11 外見s in all 競争s

After a terrific start under former Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino, の間の Miami's form over the past 21 matches has been woeful

Likely many MLS teams would have 反応するd to those comments with a raised eyebrow - considering the degree to which Miami have deviated from 条約 to 建設する their own roster.?

Under Martino, Miami lost just one of their first 13 games, a run that saw them 解除する the first トロフィー in the club's history and reach another cup final. However, since 苦しむing a 5-2 敗北・負かす to his former 味方する Atlanta last season, Miami's form has been awful.?

Their 記録，記録的な／記録する stands at five 勝利，勝つs in 21 matches in all 競争s, with nine 敗北・負かすs.?

A large 推論する／理由 for that 減少（する） off has been the 傷害 問題／発行するs Messi has struggled with since the end of the last （選挙などの）運動をする and, with an admittedly small 見本 size in 2024, it seems they have not 減ずるd their dependency on the 36-year-old.?

Since arriving in the 湾 明言する／公表する, he has 得点する／非難する／２０d 50 goals in 56 matches, while also 記録，記録的な／記録するing 14 補助装置s, but he team remains a long way off the league 肩書を与える.?

The five-time Ballon d'Or 勝利者's Saudi 逮捕（する） began a 退役軍人 footballer 移住 which reached its 最高潮 last summer but is 推定する／予想するd to return in this. He was joined at Al-Nassr by Sadio Mane, Aymeric Laporte and Marcelo Brozovic, to 指名する a few.?But they of course were not the only 味方する to 追加する 重要な talent.?

To be fair to the 味方する, their league form has been fantastic. Twenty-one 勝利，勝つs from 27 games would 普通は be enough to 最高の，を越す the standings.?

In fact, they have won seven games more than third-place Al-Ahli, who are 13 points 支援する in the standings. Unfortunately, they have met a seemingly unbeatable 対抗者 in the 形態／調整 of Al-Hilal.?

Ronaldo h as continued to put up impressive numbers at Al-Nassr and 現在／一般に sits 最高の，を越す of the goalscoring charts with 29

Having knocked Al-Nassr at in the 半分-final, Al-Hilal went on to 勝利，勝つ the Saudi 最高の Cup after a 4-1 victory over Al-Ittihad

Al-Hilal have pu t together a 近づく-perfect （選挙などの）運動をする にもかかわらず the absence of their 星／主役にする man Neymar (権利) 予定 to 傷害

Jorge Jesus' 味方する have only failed to 勝利，勝つ two league games and they remain unbeaten with seven fixtures left to play. Stranger still is the fact they have managed to do this without their big-指名する player Neymar.?

The Brazilian featured in only three games, two 勝利，勝つs and draw, before 決裂ing his Achilles while on international 義務 in September. In his absence, ex-Fulham 星／主役にする?Aleksandar Mitrovic has stepped up with 31 goals in all 競争s.?

So to has former Lyon winger?Malcom, 同様に as Saudi 星／主役にする?Salem Al-Dawsari.?

It's difficult to criticise Ronaldo and Co in light of their competitors' 近づく-perfect season but, in truth, the superstar's problems have not 単独で been on the pitch, or rather, during play.?

On Monday evening, he lost his 長，率いる in Al-Nassr's Saudi 最高の Cup 半分-final 敗北・負かす to Al-Hilal, with the 退役軍人 goalscorer appearing to 肘 and stamp on an 対抗者 - before then inexplicably raising his 握りこぶし に向かって the 審判（をする）.?

That 出来事/事件 （機の）カム quickly after a one-match 中断 and?30,000 Saudi Riyals [£6,250] 罰金 for making an obscene gesture to fans 詠唱するing the 指名する of Messi. It appears （人が）群がるs around the world take 広大な／多数の／重要な delight in riling up the father-of-five.?

Still, upon closer 査察 it seems neither Messi nor Ronaldo is in any real 騒動. Yes, Messi's 開始するing muscles 傷害s are a 原因（となる） for 関心 and Ronaldo at times looks to be fraying, even more than usual.?

But they are both in the last 30s - the twilight of incredible careers, and lest we forget, they are both 存在 remunerated for their 成果／努力s 極端に 井戸／弁護士席.?

Only Romelu Lukaku bettered Ronaldo's 一致する of 10 goals during EURO 2024 qualifying??

Lionel Messi will captain Argentina as they big to match Spain's 業績／成就 of winning three 連続した major tournaments at international level

It was 平易な to assume that when they both 出口d European football within seven months of one another, tha t they would 徐々に fade from the consciousness. Instead, they feel more 現在の than ever.?

In 女性 leagues their loyal fans around the globe can see them 成し遂げる at a 率 一貫した with they 頂点（に達する）s, its a 勝利，勝つ-勝利，勝つ.?

That 存在 said, there is 推論する／理由 to believe that neither are 完全に done at the 最高の，を越す-level. Ronaldo was only outscored in EURO 2024 qualifying by Romelu Lukaku and Messi is only 16 months 除去するd from a starring World Cup 陳列する，発揮する.

Both will play a 重要な part this summer when their nations 企て，努力，提案 for success at the EUROs? and Copa America それぞれ.?

In the 合間, 推定する／予想する them to do what they've done for two １０年間s - 得点する／非難する／２０ lots of goals and excited lots of fans.??