{"id":1101409,"date":"2019-08-13T15:10:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T14:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101409"},"modified":"2019-08-13T15:13:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T14:13:12","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-what-separates-career-lionel-messi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/cristiano-ronaldo-what-separates-career-lionel-messi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo explains what separates his career from Lionel Messi&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo believes winning the Champions League with multiple clubs is the achievement that separates his career from rival Lionel Messi.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both players have won five Ballon d&#8217;Or awards, lifted four Champions League titles each during their respective spells with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, and are considered among the greatest players of all time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is the G.O.A.T? Five key facts&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Career goals at club level: <\/strong>Ronaldo (601) &#8211; Messi (614)<\/li>\n<li><strong>International goals:<\/strong> Ronaldo (88) &#8211; Messi (84)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major club honours: <\/strong>Ronaldo (16) &#8211; Messi (20)<\/li>\n<li><strong>International honours: <\/strong>Ronaldo (2) &#8211; Messi (0)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ballon d&#8217;Or awards: <\/strong>Ronaldo (5) &#8211; Messi (5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7336082-10-predictions-for-the-2019-20-premier-league-season<\/p>\n<p>However, Ronaldo sits ahead of Messi on total Champions League winners medals, having secured an additional triumph in 2008 during his time with Premier League outfit Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The Portugal international has also won league titles in England and Italy, as well as two major honours at international level: Euro 2016 and the inaugural Uefa Nations League.<\/p>\n<p>And it is the success across multiple teams which Ronaldo feels gives him the edge over his great rival.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on DAZN&#8217;s documentary, &#8216;The Making Of&#8217;, Ronaldo said (as per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7352353\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-points-difference-Lionel-Messi.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>): &#8220;The difference with Messi is that I played for several clubs and won the Champions League with different clubs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Wan-Bissaka or Harry Maguire? Manchester United Fans Quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ERkTe8rZLgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was top scorer in the Champions League six seasons in a row. There aren&#8217;t many players who won five Champions League trophies, so this is why I feel that I can identify myself with this tournament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8220;Messi is an excellent player who will be remembered not just for his Ballon d&#8217;Or wins, but also for having improved \u2013 like me \u2013 year after year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1101454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cristiano-Ronaldo-difference-Lionel-Messi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-66x65.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/08\/13151155\/Ronaldo-Messi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8220;I wake up every morning with the idea in my head of training with the objective of achieving something more, not just to earn money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8220;Thank God, I don&#8217;t lack money, so what I want to earn is a place in the history of football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, 34, is looking to help Juventus win a ninth straight Serie A title this season, while Messi&#8217;s Barcelona are looking to seal a fifth La Liga title in six years. Both will also have further Champions League success firmly in their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo believes winning the Champions League with multiple clubs is the achievement that separates his career from rival Lionel Messi. 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