The international break saw five-time Ballon d'Or winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi return to the Portugal and Argentina national teams respectively.The talismanic duo made their way back to their national teams for the first time since their exits from the FIFA World Cup in Russia last summer.The returns were far from ideal as both players struggled to inspire their respective sides to a win. While Argentina lost 3-1 to Venezuela in an international friendly, Portugal faced consecutive draws to Ukraine and Serbia in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. To make things worse, both Messi and Ronaldo suffered injuries in the course of these games.The Barcelona star suffered a groin injury that will see him miss out his country's friendly against Morocco later tonight. The news has even prompted the Moroccan Football Federation to ask for an explanation into the absence of the 31-year-old, adding that Argentina should be fielding their best team against the Lions.Meanwhile, Ronaldo picked up a thigh injury during Portugal's 1-1 tie with Serbia on Monday. The Portuguese star, however, downplayed any reports of a major injury assuring fans that he will be back in a week or two.He said, "I am not worried, I know my body. It happens, it's football. I am fine because I know I will come back in one or two weeks.""I would have liked to have been at [Portugal's] other games. It has been eight months because I needed time for myself. It was a big move in my life, I switched clubs, for my family and children too, I needed to time to adapt. I missed the national team, but sometimes we have to think in ourselves and it was the best decision."Twitter has since exploded with reactions to the coincidence:With Lionel Messi picking up an injury on International duty, Cristiano Ronaldo has duly responded by pulling his hamstring tonight.— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) March 25, 2019Messi and Ronaldo faking injuries to get off international duty— J. (@Messilizer) March 25, 2019Messi and ronaldo shouldnt be playing in these international games while we on the prime of UEFA Champions league finals. Injury is a concern.— Barbate (@BarbateEsaTete) March 25, 2019And even when it comes to faking injuries, Messi does it better. https://t.co/hzJuz6sgV8— totalBarça (@totalBarca) March 25, 2019This Intl break that comes in d business end of d season should be scrapped.D effect a potential injury to a club’s important player could have at this defining time where every game is seen as a final is huge,last week it was Messi,today it’s Ronaldo,it doesn’t make sense— Chidi John (@chidijohnn) March 25, 2019This is why fans don't like the international breaks. They are mandated by FIFA who rules the #football world. #soccer #injury #messi #ronaldo #monday https://t.co/CNVosqIlQj— Keith Lisenbee (@keith_lisenbee) March 26, 2019Ronaldo injuries have videosMessi injuries have retirements— ZEUS (@itzbasito) March 25, 2019Messi and CR7 are GOATS but just imagine the original Ronaldo never got them knee injuries💭 https://t.co/XggnbkYW1c— Mohsin (@_mohsinn) March 25, 2019