Messi Ronaldo impossible to replace - Lineker sounds warnin from seestyle's blog

Barcelona, Real Madrid and La Liga are going to Miles Mikolas Jersey find out the hard way that Lionel Me si and Cristiano Ronaldo are impo sible to replace, says Gary Lineker.

The former Blaugrana striker has watched on from afar as the Spanish top-flight has enjoyed an era of domination when it comes to collective and individual prizes.

The last four Champions League crowns have been shared between Barca and Real, and six of the last nine, while .

Their efforts have helped to eclipse rivals from acro Chris Beck Jersey s Europe and around the world, but both are now into their 30s and Lineker admits their sudden departure from the game could leave a sizeable void for others to exploit.

He told Planet Football amid a renai sance from English teams in continental competition this season Lance Lynn Jersey : I think the Premier League clubs were miles behind, but we are creeping closer and we see that by having five teams in the Champions League knock-out stages.

I would say we have halved the gap that was there a couple of years back, and with the money in the English game we should get even closer in the next couple of years.

You have to remember that Real Madrid and Barcelona have a magical appeal to players all over the world and can generally Kolten Wong Jersey sign who they want, but they have had Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Me si at their peak for the last few years, which has been a deciding factor in so many big games.

The two of them are now getting towards the back end of their careers, and when they go, which sadly for all of us they will, it is going to be impo sible to replace them.

The Steve Carlton Jersey exits of Ronaldo and Me si will level things quite significantly because those two players have been so far above everyone else in the world game for an extended period of time.

Barcelona and Real have their sights locked on European glory once again this term, with the Blancos looking to take the title for a third succe Tyler O'Neill Jersey sive year.

They currently , while Barca are locked at 1-1 in their heavyweight tu sle with Chelsea.