RONALDO VS MESSI DEBATE
A serious discussion point on five-a-side pitches and barstools across the world, the issue of which player is the greatest of all time persists. Cristiano Ronaldo versus Lionel Messi - who is the GOAT? It is the biggest conundrum in football since the 'Diego Maradona or Pele?' debate.
The question of who is better between the Portuguese and Argentinea beast has dominated the minds of football fans everywhere for the past decade and will persist into the future. Club and national loyalties can cloud judgement on the matter, while personalities also play a part in how good a player is perceived to be, and most people know who they'd pick.
So who really is the greatest of all time? Never mind who you prefer, based on this article
we will be debating using;
- GOALS
*CHAMPION LEAGUE
GOALS
Ronaldo has scored more club goals than Messi, but only just and it should be noted that the Manchester United star benefits from having played two more seasons than his Argentine nemesis thus far. Each of them has remarkably netted over 690 club goals in their career so far, with the five seasons between 2009-10 and 2014-15 proving particularly golden as they pushed each other to greater heights. While Ronaldo currently has more goals overall, Messi has the edge in the scoring department, with a higher season average (37.9 to 35), having hit a high of 73 goals in 2011-12, though his average dropped after a disappointing maiden campaign at PSG in 2021-22.
Recently, ronaldo just won the top scorer award for 2023
CHAMPION LEAGUE
As of Champions League games played in 2022-23, Ronaldo is still the all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League, having shone in the competition with Manchester United and Real Madrid in particular.
However, Messi isn't far behind and actually has a fractionally better goal-per-game ratio, so there is a good chance that he could overtake the Man United man if he continues to sparkle in the competition . Ronaldo also holds the record for most overall Champions League appearances, having overtaken Iker Casillas.
In Conclusion, ronaldo and messi debate on who is the GOAT depend on how we individually see them play.
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