Messi reveals why he misses Ronaldo in La Liga
"I said it at the beginning of the season of the season and in Madrid someone got angry but you can't lose a player like him who scores 50 goals per season," he said.
"Obviously the whole Spanish league is missing him because the best players make it competitive. It was nice because, with him, we both wanted to improve every year and the presence of the other was good for us," Messi added.