Cristiano Ronaldo flew in air and dwarfed everyone else on the field to score a stunning goal against Manchester United on Wednesday in UEFA Champions league round of 16 which earned a valuable draw for Real Madrid at home. The breathtaking goal has made technical experts compare his jump with NBA players and we are being told that he can jump higher than an average NBA player. Sir alex ferguson remarked that even Messi can’t to do that and that takes us to the question of who is the better of the two.
Today We are fortunate enough to enjoy the skills of two of the greatest football players ever .Then why waste our time sizing them up against each other. They are in a team game anyway. But fans being fans, we cannot stop ourselves from asking the same question again and again: who is the greatest Christiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
For past few years they have been far ahead of any other footballer in the world. Messi has been world footballer of the year for last four years but Ronaldo has not been far behind. such have been the staggering number of goals they have scored that even legends like Zidane,Figo and Raul look mortals against them.
For the time being Ronaldo has raised the bar and now it is messi’s turn when Barca play on 21st Feb. in champions league.Sit back and enjoy these two players redefine the words impossible on a soccer field.
Just as I am ready to publish this column newpaper headlines are telling that Messi has just scored his 300th goal for Barca last evening.
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