Not many people know, but there is a separate Wikipedia page dedicated to Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry with Lionel Messi. Now who we're kidding, it's 2021 and no one takes Wikipedia references seriously anymore. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have achieved in the last 10-12 years by no means easy. Their exploits add to the "great quotient" they are currently soaring.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both showed exemplary longevity and lighted up the big stage in Europe with brilliant performances, as evidenced by their supremacy at the Ballon d'Or. Lionel Messi recently won his seventh Ballon d'Or after winning the Copa America for the first time in 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo is now five years behind two Ballon d'Ors. As soon as the two stepped onto the field, they took care of the entertainment quota. They were inspired by each other's presence and fueled by ambitions that claimed to have the label "the greatest in history." The world paused and noticed their conflict. Sometimes one can't take their eyes off Cristiano Ronaldo, while on other occasions Lionel Messi presided over the show. But sometimes one person isn't ready to see the other perform well and both make it to the score table in the same game! Here you will be shown five games in which Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both on the scoring table. #5 La Liga, 2011: They all did it!
When Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored, Guardiola and Mourinho's penultimate season in the bomb shelters Pep Guardiola's penultimate season at Barcelona coincided with Mourinho's first season as Real Madrid manager. The Pep vs Jose equation will bring a lot of fun to things, and no one complains. It was April 16, 2011, and Barcelona was visiting the Santiago Bernabeu for the second La Liga season of 2010–11. What happened to the first one, you ask? Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-0 at Camp Nou. Cristiano Ronaldo already had an awkward ending. Although Lionel Messi did not make the list in that victory at Camp Nou, that did not change the dire fact of Real Madrid. So whatever it takes, Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues. Had to redeem themselves and try to close the gap with the desktop. At the Bernabeu, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the brightest sparks on both sides. Iker Casillas rejected the Argentine maestro at one end with an outstanding save. Meanwhile, the Portuguese striker's header was cleared off the line by Adriano.