Cristiano Ronaldo is not a “Galactico” like Lionel Messi, says Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, with Barcelona’s talismanic captain “on a different level to anyone else”.
Two iconic figures have spent over a decade competing for a standing at the top of the global game.
They have shared 10 Ballons d’Or between them and broken countless records while raising the bar of individual excellence to heights never seen before.
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Many years were spent in direct competition in La Liga, with Messi starring for Barca while Ronaldo cemented his standing as an all-time great with Real Madrid.