We will probably never get an unequivocal answer to the eternal question "Who is the better footballer, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?", probably also because they are quite different in character and because they play for the teams, Barcelona and Real, which in football the biggest rivalry reigns. Fortunately, the statistics are so broad that Messi and Ronaldo, who are hungry for goals and victories, can share the records. Which only complicates the answer to the question, Leo or CR7?
Records, which they own Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo they are truly impressive. They push the boundaries so far that they are practically unattainable for all other footballers. Well, except when that soccer player is Messi or Ronaldo. Some records are passed to each other like a ping-pong ball (number of goals in the Champions League, number of hat-tricks in La Liga), they found their niche elsewhere (Ronaldo is, for example, the first Real Madrid player to score every day of the week).
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![Messi and Ronaldo are from another planet on the football fields.](https://e7852c3a.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/messironaldoorg.jpg)
And regardless of whether they hold a record in a certain element or not, in every game again magic with a soccer ball, be it scoring goals or filigree-accurate passes to your teammates. Take a look at their records and let us know Facebook trust the side on whose side the scale has tipped for you.