Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo return to the international scene on FridayLionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play their first international games since the World Cup on Friday. PortugalWe have not seen Ronaldo don the Portugal silks since he was thwarted by an Edinson Cavani-inspired Uruguay at the World Cup last 16-stage in Russia. He bowed out there knowing that his days playing at a World Cup are now probably numbered - he will be nearly 38 when Qatar rolls round in 2020. Former Portugal international Deco: "You can't say you don't need Cristiano Ronaldo - it has become crazy if we say that. However, the squad is lacking fresh talent and there will still be a reliance on Messi, who is in sparkling form domestically, to lead their charge towards the next World Cup despite his advancing years.

Source: Sky sports March 22, 2019 12:22 UTC