Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi remain locked in the battle to come out on top as the best footballer in the world. They break records year on year, with Ronaldo having sealed a fourth Champions League winner’s medal and a fifth Ballon d’Or in 2017.
The winger’s fourth Champions League success draws him level with Messi, while he also now has the same number of Ballon d’Or prizes. Messi has won 32 career titles, 30 with Barcelona, while Ronaldo has 25 to his name – 13 coming during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
All of their titles:
Messi outdid Ronaldo in front of goal last season. The Argentine found the back of the net 54 times – 37 of them coming in LaLiga – to earn him the golden boot and his fourth top scorer’s crown in the Spanish first division.
Ronaldo had a slow start, but hit top form at the key part of the 2016/17 season to end up with 42 goals from 46 games, 25 in LaLiga.
