Barcelona's incredible start to the season was characterised by Lionel Messi's blistering goalscoring, however when the disparity between the two players was 11 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo made a bet with his teammates that he would win the Pichichi award.
This seemed a laughable claim at the time, however after a quite wonderful start to 2018, the Portuguese veteran is well on course to challenge for the award.
As part of Radio MARCA's El Transistor programme, Jose Ramon de la Morena revealed that Ronaldo began this challenge in front of his colleagues in order to kickstart his season after a slow run.
Ronaldo's four-goal haul on Sunday evening brings him to within three goals of the Argentine in the goalscoring charts, and the swing in form is clear.
Since Ronaldo's supposed bet, Messi has notched 13 goals with the Real star having scored 21 in the same period, with his sights now firmly set on ending the campaign well and surpassing his rival from the Camp Nou.
jhaeswaggz
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He is a great goal scorer indeed but let us not forget that Messi isn’t focused on scoring goals his “goal” is to help the team and he has done that well. I take nothing away from cr7 however Messi isn’t competing with him for the pichicci only league titles
Maxpower
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I dont care what people say about magical football and all that, you can't win matches with passes, Ronaldo is a goalscoring machine and everyone knows it, but they always say Messi this and Messi that giving Ronaldo no credit for his effort, even when he wins things people say Messi this and Messi that, but Ronaldo did it all to win it. Ronaldo makes bets on himself and teammates to take over Europe, and if he has his mind set on something, he will do what he has to all to complete his objective, to win games and to show his haters wrong, and he does it perfectly. Im not a Madrid fan or a Ronaldo fan but I appreciate great players for their hard work, and Ronaldo is the definition of hard work.
Tony1001
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[CR7] simply scoring tap in goals..😂😂.messi isn't competing with him he even said in an interview..that he is not interested in individual finessing but is concerned with team building. A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinion of the sheep.
jhaeswaggz
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CR7 is the best,his also older than Messi But he play much more than him,you have to be nor sentimental@ Barca fan
Are you saying that cristi’s work rate far exceeds that of Messi’s. Are you dumb? For Cr7 to be the best he will need to do a lot more for his team. Where is his presence in the build up play ? When is the last time he picked up the ball in his own half and carried it like a true play maker? The start of the season was a prime example of the type of player he is. You only notice him when he’s putting the ball in the back of the net which is great he scores goals but that cannot be enough to be considered the greatest of all. Messi does so much more for his team and scores just as many goals and that you cannot argue with.
Yuceptu
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these guys pay differently n both are good in wat they do.Ronaldo s good at scoring,strength,perseverence,headers,left,right etc.Ronaldo is 33 yrs n Mesi s 30 yrs guys but he s still playing like he s 25.Messi is also gd in playmaking,running w the ball,scoring eith both feet like CR7 but he s not very good w headers.They are both animals but Ronaldo is a hard worker whilst Messi is natural
cibaeituz
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Ronaldo is highly committed, but for himself while Messi is for the team. There is no need to compare between the two. They are great in their own achievements, but I like Messi.
MATRIX7
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But are legends.... We can like one of them..... But Respect both of them[CR7][messi]
fahad8351
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Of course Ronaldo is a great player. A great player who can finish smartly the final ball. Who can find the net easily than others. who can help his team by doing lethal show of heading. But, only for this you cant say he is the best or most complete footballer. In recent games of world football, you see M. Salah, Immobile, Icardi, Aguero, Cavani, Suarez, Kane and many more individuals are scoring lot of goals with so much quality. You cant say all of them are the best player, right? Let me say a simple thing, Real Madrid play counter attacking and long ball game play. when, Barcelona play build up football. Barca like to take control of the game and rock and roll on the pitch. That is why their playing style is unique and beautiful. Real madrid play like machine, while Barca paly from the heart. You can find it when you see closely the psychological difference in between the two teams players. Real Madrid players are very arrogant and rude. But, Barca players are calm. As real madrid play counter attack and long ball they more often find spaces infront of the opposition goal post. This is how ronaldo cam score more goals only standing beside the opposition goalkeeper and score tap ins and headers though doing nothing in the whole game. That is why they can score a lot of goals against weak teams. But, barca don't want to score a lot of goals. they want to ensure their uniqueness and victory with style. Only you can compare this two teams by El classico. And, don't forget, Messi is far better than Ronaldo in El classicos both in scoring and assisting. And, still he has more goal ratio than ronaldo. Still if you have any confusion about who is the best, just watch the full matches of Barca and Real, not just highlights. I can ensure you will find how messi plays in every matches and do magics that no one can do.