Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo‘s rivalry peaked during their nine seasons as direct rivals representing Barcelona and Real Madrid. But which of the era-defining icons had the better record over that time?

A deep dive into their stats, achievements, and how the young prodigy compares to the legend

Compare di boy wey get hair band dey celebrate for Ronaldinho im back, di pickin wey don dye im hair blonde wit braces for teeth as im scata di Inter Milan defenders. Na almost 20 years wey separate Lionel Messi im first goal for Barcelona and di ogbonge semi-final goal wey Lamin Yamal bin score against Inter for im 100 game for di Catalan team last Wednesday.