Ronaldo and Messi are undoubtedly the two best players on the planet. Many people who are not fans of “Real” or “Barcelona” actively argue with this, defending the honor of their teams and favorites, but the fact remains. The number of their awards and achievements is not one, not three and not seven dozen. And the talent of each player is obvious. So, it’s worth briefly telling about each of the players and paying attention to their achievements, statistics and successes.
Lionel Andres Messi
This athlete all his life played for the Catalan “Barcelona”. It was with this team that he won four times in the Champions League, won seven Spanish titles and three Cups of the country, chalked up six victories in the Super Bowl. Leo also won three club world championships and as many European Super Bowls. This is the only player in history to become the top scorer in the Champions League. It is very difficult to calculate how many titles he has.
By the way, a very interesting topic is the statistics of Ronaldo and Messi. With Lionel she is more than impressive. In 2012, this football player set an undoubted record for performance. During his career, he sent as many as 234 goals to the opponents! And in the 2011/12 season, he approved another record. Only for Examples. Exactly 50 goals per season! Well, in 2014, in March, he completely hit the whole world. After all, then his scorers score reached 371 goals. In the same year, in September, he scored his four hundredth goal in his entire personal career! And this is not the limit and far from all the facts and achievements of Messi. However, even according to the data presented, one can judge how talented, capable and technically perfect the athlete is.
Cristiano Ronaldo
This footballer is now 31 years old. And in his life he achieved simply unrealistic successes. He is the most expensive football player who has ever been in the history of this sport. Although Ronaldo and Messi in terms of their "value" are approximately on the same level.
Cristiano is considered the top scorer in the history of the Portuguese national team. His stats are impressive. Ronaldo and Messi are both good at scoring goals. But if Lionel is a “pure” striker, Cristiano can still play the role of a midfielder. For Madrid “Real” he scored more than 250 goals! And for “Manchester United” - 84. For the Portuguese national team (including junior teams), he scored 73 goals.
Game qualities
Naturally, the rivalry of Messi and Ronaldo is one of the most acute and favorite topics for fans of “Real” and “Barcelona”. The players themselves, by the way, have nothing against each other. Each of them respects his colleague. However, fans continue to argue.
But there are differences between the players, moreover, obvious ones. For example, Messi plays perfectly with his left foot. It is with it that he draws up most of his goals. But Cristiano used to hammer with his right foot. That's just the skill to finish the scoring chances is still better with Lionel.
But in the game, the head of the Argentine is inferior. Lionel is really small! His height is only 165 centimeters. Ronaldo is above him by as much as 20 cm! So do not be surprised at why the Portuguese copes better with the game “on the second floor”.
If we talk about the execution of free kicks, then Cristiano here also succeeded. His penalties also work out superbly. However, in terms of execution, the 11-meter Argentine is better. If Messi came face to face with the goalkeeper - you can be 99% sure that he realizes the penalty.
Other comparison criteria
If Messi and Ronaldo played on the same team, it would surely be an invincible club. But only this is unlikely to materialize. Because neither the first nor the second are going to leave their clubs.
But if they met in the same squad, then the team would defeat everyone, because Ronaldo and Messi perfectly complement each other. For example, Lionel perfectly owns dribbling. He has incredibly fast legs and amazing technique. Cristiano also deftly plays the ball - not as high quality as the Argentinean, but with great speed.
Leo also has a unique skill - handle the ball as if it was glued to his feet. And he always tries to bring it to the gate, turning to his teammates, making transfers, going to the goal. Cristiano plays more in public.
In general, you can talk about these great players for a long time. But there is only one truth - both of them are unique and talented. And for a long time we will be able to enjoy their skill.