Who is Better ?? Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo !! This is probably the only comparison in the world right now where you can’t declare a clear winner. Whenever this question asked ,every time heated arguments broke out between their fans whether it’s on social media or in real life.

In This year Cristiano Ronaldo wins the prestigious Ballon d ór award as his nemesis Lionel Messi finishing behind him in the second spot.For the past 9 years no player has dethrone them for the title of “Best Player in the world”.

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo : Statistical Comparison 2016

	Lionel Messi			Cristiano Ronaldo
	Appearnces	Goals	Assists	Appearnces	Goals	Assists
	62	59	32	57	55	17
Team Houners	1. La-Liga 2. Copa Del Rey 3. Spanish Super Cup			1. UEFA Champions League 2. FIFA Club World Cup 3. UEFA Super Cup 4. UEFA European Championship
Indivisual Hounours				1. Ballon d ór’

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi : Stats 2016-17 (as of 19 December 2016)

**Cristiano Ronaldo 2016-17 Season Statistics**
Competition	Games	Goals	Assist
Spanish League BBVA	11	10	2
UEFA Champions League	6	2	4
Copa del Rey	0	0	0
Super Cup/Others	2	4	0
Total	19	16	6

**Lionel Messi 2016-17 Season Statistics**
Competition	Games	Goals	Assist
Spanish League BBVA	13	12	4
UEFA Champions League	5	10	2
Copa del Rey	0	0	0
Super Cup & Club World Cup	2	1	2
Total	20	23	8

As we all know Football is not a individual sport , it’s a team sports .So we have to take this in consideration when we we comparing two players.In Messi & Ronaldo case , we have to compare MSN(Messi,Suarez,Neymar) & BBC(Bale,Benzema,Cristiano) as both attacking trio currently dominating the world.

MSN VS BBC : Stats 2016

Neymar			Suarez			Messi			vs	Ronaldo			Benzema			Bale
Ap	As	G	Ap	As	G	Ap	As	G		G	As	Ap	G	As	Ap	G	As	Ap
13	6	4	15	4	12	13	3	12	La Liga	10	2	11	4	1	10	5	2	11
5	7	2	5	2	2	5	2	10	Champions League	2	4	6	4	1	6	2	2	5
0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	Other Cups	4	0	2	2	1	3	0	0	0
18	13	6	21	6	15	20	7	23	All Competitions	16	6	19	10	3	19	7	4	16