Barcelona star Lionel Messi expressed his feelings about absence of Cristiano Ronaldo in La Liga, ESPN reports.
Last season was the first time since 2008-09 that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were not playing in the same division and the Argentina captain said his Ballon d'Or rival's presence added something to clashes between Barca and Real Madrid.
"It is strange [Ronaldo not being in La Liga]," Messi said. "It was good when Cristiano Ronaldo was there.
"He made the Clasico much more special, he gave more value to La Liga as well"