Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Who is having the better season?

#4 Trophies vying for

Cristiano Ronaldo has already lifted the Supercoppa Italiana, scoring the all-important goal to win his first Silverware with his new team. Juventus have crashed out of Coppa Italia in the quarterfinals, but are still in contention for the Serie A title, where they have a 9 point lead over Napoli in the second position. In the Champions League, Ronaldo will face familiar foes in Atletico Madrid in the Round of 16. As such, the Portuguese could finish the season with at least two trophies.

Messi won his first trophy as the skipper of Barcelona in August, when his team defeated Sevilla to lift the Supercopa de Espana. Barcelona are still in the hunt for three more trophies as of now. They have progressed to the Semi-Finals of the Copa Del Rey, where they face Real Madrid in the year's first El Clasico. In the Champions League Round of 16, the La Liga Giants have drawn French Powerhouse Lyon. And in La Liga, Barcelona are still 6 points clear at the top of the table.

Advantage - Tie

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Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.

Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.

Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.

Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.

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