3 reasons why Lionel Messi is far better than Cristiano Ronaldo

#1 Messi is so good he makes those around him better

Messi is so good he covers for his teammates' weaknesses

Most often the narrative is that Cristiano Ronaldo is an individualistic footballer. The Portuguese loves to do things his own way, and rightly so, because he has excelled at it for years. But the difference between him and Lionel Messi is that, what others exert a lot of effort to do, the Barcelona star does it so effortlessly.

Messi’s all-round play means that he often involves his team-mates in whatever he does and makes them better, too. During Ronaldo’s stint with Real Madrid, he often scored more than half of the team’s goals, with his other teammates having to sacrifice their numbers for him.

The situation is different with Messi. Although the Argentine himself scores a lot of goals, he still finds spaces to let his teammates shine. He takes away pressure to allow them space to operate, he shares penalties with them and he also assists and creates opportunities for them to get their fair share of the glory.

It is, therefore, fascinating that a player who does all these still, miraculously, finds a way to get into the opposition box to score the number of goals Messi does. He's simply the best!