3 records Messi could possibly break following Ronaldo's exit from Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - two greatest footballers whose duopoly has dominated the footballing world in the past decade - are still in red-hot form. Both failed to help their respective sides taste the ultimate glory in the FIFA World Cup, but were impressive and magnificent throughout the European club football season.

The last nine years witnessed Ronaldo and Messi plying their trade in the La Liga. While Ronaldo drove Real Madrid's ship and directed them to unprecedented success in Europe, Messi was key to Barcelona's dominance in Spain.

Both have broken numerous records and are determined to break more. Ronaldo's move to Juventus would help him conquer Italian club football. Ronaldo has managed to succeed in Spain and in England, has built a legacy that will forever be remembered by the world.

Ronaldo would try to rewrite numerous records in Italian football to his name, but on the flipside, Lionel Messi could well break Cristiano Ronaldo's few records quite easily. Here, we take a look at three Ronaldo records Messi could rewrite.

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#3 Most representations in the UEFA team of the year for a single club

Ronaldo has made it into the UEFA Team of the year for 12 times

UEFA Champions League is, without a doubt, the most coveted trophy in European club football. Ronaldo has won this trophy five times, whereas Messi has bagged it four.

Both have been performing in the UEFA Champions League and have numerous records in their name. Ronaldo has made it into the UEFA Team of the year for 12 times, with three at Manchester United and nine at Real Madrid.

His arch-rival and Argentina counterpart Messi has featured in the list for nine times. Ronaldo has joined Juventus, and this leaves Messi with an opportunity to become the player with most representations in the UEFA team of the year for a single club. If he manages to make a cut into this UEFA team of the year again, it will be his 10th for FC Barcelona.

#2 Most UEFA Champions League goals for a single team

Ronaldo has always been better than Messi in UCL

Ronaldo has dominated the UEFA Champions League in the recent years. His impact has unequivocally helped Real Madrid crown as the champions of Europe.

Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 from Manchester United. Since then, he made 101 UEFA Champions League appearances for Real Madrid and bagged 106 goals!

Whereas, Messi has managed to make 100 appearances for FC Barcelona so far and has scored 100 goals.

As Ronaldo has left Real Madrid, Messi is just seven goals away from becoming the player with the most UEFA Champions League goals for a single club.

#1 Most La Liga hat-tricks

Messi is La Liga's all-time top scorer

When Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2009, Los Blancos were floundering to establish their dominance over FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.

However, he failed to put Real Madrid one step ahead of Barcelona, but always scored goals for the club. During his spell at Real Madrid, he managed to register 34 La Liga hat-tricks. He also scored 311 goals for Real Madrid from just 292 games.

Messi, his FC Barcelona counterpart, has only 30 La Liga hat-tricks despite making 418 appearances. However, Messi could rewrite that record to his name as he is just 5 hat-tricks away from becoming the player with most La Liga hat-tricks.

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