VIDEO: Pep Guardiola snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo at the Ballon d'Or awards?

It was the second rejection of the night for Portuguese striker, who lost out to Lionel Messi for a fourth consecutive year at the star-studded Fifa gala on Monday

As the Real Madrid No 9 was heading to his seat he tapped his former nemesis on the shoulder. Guardiola recognised Ronaldo, stared back for a second then turned away without a word.

A bemused Ronaldo carried on and Pep continued enjoying the free champagne.

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Tensions between Real Madrid and Barca in recent times have been high with several recent El Clasico matches boiling over with sendings off.

So did Guardiola snub Ronaldo or was this a merely a case of "Sorry, I just bumped into your chair there."