Ronaldo And Messi Stats Shows Who's Best Of All Time

Bests of all time

Victory in football's biggest tournament would play a huge role for either player's legacy, particularly in the long-term, and it looks incredibly likely that the 2018 edition will be the final attempt for both men.
As a result, there was always going to keen interest in exactly how Ronaldo and Messi fare.

And, well, three games in and their form is diametrically opposed.

Ronaldo is in the running for the Golden Boot after scoring four goals in his opening two fixtures, including a stunning hat-trick against a hotly fancied Spain team.

MESSI VS RONALDO DEBATE

Meanwhile, Messi just found the back of the net in Russia only in his last outing vs Nigeria and missed a vital penalty in the 1-1 draw with Iceland.

These developments led to a spike in support for Ronaldo to be considered the greatest of all time, with this summer exemplifying his brilliant form over the last few years.

BALAGUE HAS SOME ANSWERS

One of the most interesting tweets, though, has come from Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.

Using a set of statistics as his evidence, Balague argued that these two games shouldn't make a difference over the entire argument and that the numbers tell the whole story.

Balague original tweet and his reply:

Guillem Balague

✔@GuillemBalague

Stats of Messi and Ronaldo careers. But in the last TWO games stats are different so that has confused many. Are we getting that superficial in our analysis? #AfraidSo

Bryce @BryceVanCity

Replying to @SeanKowalenko and 4 others

Goal ratio per game:
Messi 0.81
Ronaldo 0.72

Goals+assist ratio per game:
Messi 1.13
Ronaldo 0. 95

Most goals in a calendar year:
Messi 91 (record)
Ronaldo 69

Most goals in a club season:
Messi 73 (record)
Ronaldo 61

Messi clearly has a better goalscoring record

11:14 AM - Jun 23, 2018

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Of course, the tweet has caused huge debate in the comments section and fans have found separate statistics that shine favourably upon Ronaldo.

The whole debate and discussion just goes to show how inseparably brilliant the two players are, however.

We are lucky to watch an era of football that boasts two of the greatest players in the game's history.

Nevertheless, as the biggest competition in the sport, the World Cup will always carry great weight and if Ronaldo can continue to inspire Portugal through the competition, he may have the upper hand.

Let's not forget that Messi reached the final in 2014, though, so he's still got a way to go. And Besides Argentina Might go all the way to lifting the World Cup and Messi the architect.