Marseille defender who injured Ronaldo in 2009: I said to him, I m not your son, don t try to fool me

After 16 years, Senegalese defender Suleiman Diavala, who had played for Marseille, recalled once again his experience of hurting Ronaldo in the 2009 Champions League.

On September 30, 2009, at the Bernabeu Stadium, the Marseille defender was sent off with a red card due to a rough tackle. Ronaldo was absent for two months due to an ankle injury. This foul was called a tackle costing 94 million euros by the Team News.

Sureman Diavala: "This is my style of game, aggressive and full of energy. I have never tried to hurt anyone through interception. We are all participants in this sport. I feel disgusted for myself for having a player injured for two months. The audience paid to see players like Ronaldo. At that time, we sent an email with the Marseille club to apologize."

He paused for a moment and added with a smile: "Did you know, I also contacted him (Royce) this summer. We joked about it, just like veterans recalling a fierce past."

In that game, the referee showed a red card and called a penalty kick, Kaka scored a penalty, the score became 2-0, and Marseille lost 0-3.

Diavala said of Ronaldo: "I said to him, 'I'm not your son, don't want to play with me'. He smiled sarcastically, 'Okay, no problem'."

"The fact is that Ronaldo has caused me a lot of hardships. He is simply a monster. I was exhausted when I left the game. That Real Madrid has Kaka, Ronaldo, Pepe, Ramos, Benzema, etc., and for me, it is stronger than the current one."

In the second leg of December 8, 2009, Ronaldo opened the first record of the elevator ball in the 5-minute opening game, Diavala sighed: "When I scolded Mandanda (goalkeeper), 'You TM did it on purpose!', he replied to me: Shut up! Then I saw the power and arc of the shooting, and I understood it. Ronaldo, I did not ruin his career. He was even stronger when he returned."