As another calendar year comes to an end, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are, once again, neck and neck in the scoring charts.
The on-field rivalry between the two superstars dates back to 2009, when the Portuguese arrived at Real Madrid and, as it stands, continues until today, despite his departure to Juventus.
Messi is currently LaLiga Santander's top scorer with 14 goals, while the former Real Madrid forward follows him closely with 11 goals in his first Serie A season.
Adding up his games with the Blaugrana and the Argentinian national team, Messi has reached the 50-goal mark for the eighth time in his career, while Ronaldo has scored 46 in 2018.
In the last decade, the Juventus star has managed to hit the back of the net 542 times, while Messi has scored 567 times.
This year, only Lewandowski and Salah come close to the aforementioned duo - with 45 and 41 respectively - followed by Harry Kane with 38 and Luis Suarez with 37.
Stellen_Henriques
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the era's best and the best of best he is only one The 'Christianonal Messinaldo'
MuTaA
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Meanwhile PELE😂😂
Christopher_Robin
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The year may end but their Control over football won't. #LM10 #CR7
Sergio-Ever
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to think our planet is millions years old and i was born the era of messi and ronaldo. crazy
mighty96red
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Sobhan_Jahantigh
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One day we will miss these legends and their rivalry Don’t compare these aliens Just enjoy watching their performance
Amanda-
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11 goals in a new league is absolutely a great record. Only few players can do what Ronaldo is doing . Respect ✊ to Messi anyway he’s great too but big ups to Ronaldo showing that he can do it anywhere anytime any place
shubhtiwari
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simple formula = you can love them ,you can hate them but you cant ignore them
Fiebiklmyz
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from the stats I learn than Ronaldo has been consistent since 2009,on the climax his downfall we're small unnoticed margins.but for messi 2012-2013 he scored 90 then 45 which was his greatest ko,but he rose from his sick bed and was still behind for 2 consecutive years before he had to catch up and overtake.as u can see in Ronaldo's first season 2009 he was adapting to play in a new league for 2 seasons but still the numbers we're on the rise 30,48,59,63,69.that's magical.messi 2012 was a killer blow 91goals mmm incredible how he scored them I don't know.but still consistency drives them on.who else analysed like I did?
Jattfanmessida
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The Only One Player In The Universe Who Won Five Golden Boots....Leo Messi