When it comes to soccer, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two biggest names people think of. So, I decided to compare Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. There are lots of people who like both of them but don’t know which one is better. So, in this story, I will be comparing them and telling you the difference between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on who is better.

First up is who has more goals and assists the chart below show the goals,assists and hat tricks. The winner for goals and assists is Lionel Messi.

The next comparison is trophies won. Lionel Messi has won 46 trophies while the biggest ones that come up to name is his 1 won world cup his 8 ballon d’Ors his 4 UCLs and his 5 golden boots and his 2 Copa America’s won While Cristiano Ronaldo has 35 trophies the biggest ones that come up to name are his 5 ballon d’Ors, 5 UCLs, his 4 golden boots and his 1 Euro cup that he won.The winner for trophy’s won is Lionel Messi.

My last comparison is who has played more minutes and games, Lionel Messi has played 89,321 Minutes and has played 1,089 Games while 897 of them being for his club and 191 of them being played for his national team Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo has played 103,824 minutes and has played 1,271 games while having 1,047 being played for his clubs and 214 being played for his national team Portugal. The winner for games and minutes played is Cristiano Ronaldo.

After reading this article, the overall winner is Lionel Messi winning by 1 point for scoring more goals and winning more trophies. If you were to ask for my opinion, I would say they both are really good and it would be equal because they both are different people and have different playing styles. If you would like to go check out their skills, here is a link Messi and Critiano Ronaldo highlights.