Unlocking Greatness: 5 Compelling Reasons Why Messi’s Career Outshines Ronaldo’s

Considering the following 5 reasons, it can be seen that Lionel Messi has a more respectable record of achievements than his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

1. Lionel Messi has won more major titles than Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo may be known as the “King of C1” with 5 elephant ear trophies. But in reality, the number of major titles that CR7 has collected is less than that of Lionel Messi. Specifically, El Pulga has won a total of 24 official titles up to this point. Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s number is 20. In addition, Messi also has won the championship 10 times in the national championship, 3 times more than Ronaldo. In terms of domestic cup titles, M10 has won 6 times, twice as many as the Portuguese superstar.

5 sự thật chứng minh Messi có một sự nghiệp thành công hơn Ronaldo - Ảnh 1. — Messi owns 24 big and small titles in his collection

2. Lionel Messi has better scoring efficiency than Ronaldo

Based on the total number of goals available, Cristiano Ronaldo is the better one. But remember, CR7 played nearly 150 more matches than his opponent. In terms of performance, Messi shows that he is more effective. On average, the Argentine player scores 1 goal every 100 minutes. As for Ronaldo, he needs an average of about 112 minutes of play to open fire.

5 sự thật chứng minh Messi có một sự nghiệp thành công hơn Ronaldo - Ảnh 2. — On average, every 100 minutes of play, M10 scores 1 goal

3. Lionel Messi performs better in direct confrontations with Ronaldo

Until now, the two best players in the world have faced each other in 36 different matches. Of those, 9 times they were inconclusive. The rest, Messi won 16 times. Ronaldo could only defeat his rival 11 times.

On the other hand, in these matches, the performance of “atomic fleas” was also better. He scored 22 goals and had 11 assists. On the other side of the front line, CR7 scored less than 3 goals and had only 1 assist.

5 sự thật chứng minh Messi có một sự nghiệp thành công hơn Ronaldo - Ảnh 3. — El Pulga has directly defeated Ronaldo 16 times

4. Lionel Messi won the World Cup Golden Ball

Among the many individual titles that Messi has achieved, there is one title that it seems Ronaldo will never own. That is the World Cup Golden Ball. Although always underestimated compared to CR7 when playing for the national team, El Pulga also made a strong impression when he and Argentina reached the 2014 World Cup final.

After 7 matches in Brazil that year, the captain of the Argentine national team had 4 goals and 1 assist. With that performance, he was awarded the Golden Ball title of the 2014 World Cup by FIFA. This achievement is really a challenge for Ronaldo. When Portugal has a golden generation, the former Real star’s burden on the team has also decreased a bit. A typical example is what he showed in the recent 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

5 sự thật chứng minh Messi có một sự nghiệp thành công hơn Ronaldo - Ảnh 4. — Messi received the Golden Ball award at the 2014 World Cup

5. Messi owns more Golden Balls

In every debate between Ronaldo and Messi who is better, M10 fans always mention this comparison. The Golden Ball can be considered the highest individual title a player can achieve. Up to now, Messi has been awarded six times by FIFA, one more time than Ronaldo.

Although CR7 still shoots quite regularly, in all fairness, it is difficult for him to once again step onto the podium to receive the Golden Ball award. At the present time, perhaps the Golden Shoe title will be a more feasible goal for the 36-year-old superstar.