Now let's try to do this nice and fairly. I saw that people liked my Ronaldo vs. Bale comparison in Lodatz's thread about Gareth Bale, so I decided to do one similar to the one I did before. Now, just to get things clear, I am trying to do this WITH NO BIAS. I know it's funny coming from a Real Madrid fan, but please believe me. I have no trouble saying Messi's better. But by how much? Let's find out. Enjoy the post and keep the comments and critics nice and clean gentlemen. ;)

SPEED

Ronaldo - 9.5/10
Messi 9.5/10

Ronaldo is unstoppable when he's been unleashed on a break-away. And Lionel Messi might just be the first player in history to run faster with the ball at his feet than without. Astonishing.

STRENGTH AND STAMINA

Ronaldo - 8.5/10
Messi 7.5/10

Ronaldo has more strength than people credit him for, and like I said before, him sprinting through a full 120 minutes of a match with extra time proves that he has great stamina (Portugal vs. Spain [EURO 2012] and Man United vs. Chelsea [CL final 2008]). Messi has decent stamina (he tends to fade towards the end of a match) but he has great strength. Did you see him riding all those challenges and body-checks from defenders twice his size? He does it with ease.

BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING.

Ronaldo - 9.5/10
Messi - 10/10

Ronaldo is a natural born dribbler, one who has every single trick in the book memorized in his head, and can pull them off with devastating results. But Messi is ahead of Ronnie in this area. Not just because Messi is better at dribbling, but because Messi is more productive with his dribbling. He knows how to find space, and his short figure and low center of gravity only helps him in this area. More often than not, Messi rounds up a 40 yard run with either a goal or an assist to his name.

LONG SHOTS

Ronaldo - 9.5/10
Messi 8.5/10

Maybe Lionel doesn't have the quadriceps that Ronnie does on his thighs, but his precision from distance is admired by many. And we all know that Ronaldo is among the best when it comes to long-ranged efforts.

SET PIECES

Ronaldo - 9.5/10
Messi 9/10

Ronaldo and Messi are both brilliant free kick takers and penalty takers, succeeding in both club and national roles, but Ronaldo has the edge here because of the large threat he poses on the receiving end of a set piece.

HEADING

Ronaldo 9.5/10
Messi 7.5/10

A little unfair to the Argentine in this area, but he's relatively good with his head than most people might expect. Remember that Champions League final against Manchester United in 2009? Ronaldo undoubtedly is a monster when it comes to heading accuracy.

FINISHING

Ronaldo - 10/10
Messi 10/10

Unfair to NOT give a 10/10 to anyone who averages 30+ goals per season. Ronaldo and Messi? They've been averaging 45+ for the last three seasons, and after this season, it might just be a 50+ average.

PASSING, CROSSING, AND VISION

Ronaldo - 8.5/10
Messi 9.5/10

Trained in the Barcelona youth academy, Lionel is a fantastic playmaker, proved by him racking up 15+ assists each year and him playing in a "false nine" role rather than a traditional center forward. Ronaldo is also a fantastic passer, although he doesn't use his vision as often. He racks up 10+ assists each year, and is a deadly crosser of the ball. But Ronaldo doesn't get the praise he deserves in this area, considering that while Messi was playing Barca's tiki-taka game from age 13, Ronaldo was playing street football (a sport focusing on individual display rather than team display), and he had to improve his vision under a certain Sir Alex Ferguson, who wouldn't let his star man get away without any assists. Just look at the goal that made it 3-1 in this video. Skip to 0:33.

Consistency

Messi - 20/20
Ronaldo 17.5/20

This is an area where the Argentine clearly excels from, perhaps, any player in history. He consistently puts up displays week in week out, with no gaps in between. Ronaldo is also very consistent, but he tends to miss the occasional match or so without a goal. And sometimes, he can be frustrated by opposition defenders and be less consistent with his displays. Nevertheless, Ronaldo's been notorious for showing up in the big games.

Attitude

Messi - 10/10
Ronaldo 7.5/10

Messi's attitude is something no one should have complains with. He's polite on and off the pitch, and he doesn't lose his head (anymore) when he feels like a decision went against him. Ronaldo tends to walk straight off the pitch when his team loses, and he looks frustrated when playing with his national team, but perhaps he's slowly changing this, as he is considerably less arrogant than when he was with Man United.

Work Rate

Messi - 10/10
Ronaldo 10/10

No complains here. The Portuguese man trains brutally every day to match his Argentine compatriot, who seems to be improving as he goes into his prime. Since Messi seems to always be a step ahead of Ronaldo, you can expect him to train just as much.

And ladies and gentlemen, to sum this up, let's do some math!

RONALDO - 109.5/120
MESSI - 111.5/120

Well, this is just my opinion. I hope you enjoyed the post, and feel free to criticize me. And if you like it, I'll think about making comparisons similar to this one between players everyone wants to compare. Keep clean in the comments below. Cheers ~

@tdot2barca

Then this is about Messi as well. If you're going to go around demeaning Ronaldo, then I shall do the same to you. Don't take this seriously Barca fans, this one's directed solely at tdot.

I've seen that video. Its a few dives and a some cunt actions by him. But for every cunt move and dive Messi has made Ronaldo has done 20+ more. That video contains well over 50% of the bad actions he's done in his career and they are put in such a short video with slow mo's and extensions. You can put a video together well over 30 minutes of Ronaldo's bullshit. No player is perfect other than the great Ronaldinho but Messi is close.

@tdot  So look at how you turned this thread about how Messi and Ronaldo play football to demeaning Ronaldo. PLEASE, let me talk to a sensible Barcelona fan like Nico10 or DonAndres, because you make the most ridiculous arguments.

Go ahead but I know I'm right. I still like Ronaldo and I'm not being biased because I know some Barcelona players are actors themselves

@tdot

Then why go around demeaning Real Madrid players, huh? If you know that plenty of players on your team have racked up a reputation for diving, why go around saying, "Ronaldo deserves a 10/10 in diving"? You're asking for a retaliation from Real Madrid fans.

Yeah I know I like stirring that up lol

@tdot

And may I ask how this benefits you? Other than making you look like a retard, of course.

The forums are pretty quiet these days and it gives me something to comment on. If I look like a retard to you that's fine but I didn't say anything that wasn't true.

@Dynastian : there is a thing with EVERY BarcA fan on this planet. If we speak 99 good things about Messi or Barca ... they will not remember it .... but you say one bad thing (which is true) about Messi... they will join forces to rip you apart .... like he is some God who can't commit mistakes and Barcelona is a God driven "Divine" Chariot. That is the reason I don't give a damn to what any Barca fan says ... be it in real life or on forums .... My personal experience is that every Barca fan is a retard (including those in these forums).

I'm a Barca fan.

I like to think I'm not a <insert nasty name>.

@lodat ............... coz I have experienced you as a Spurs fan till now.

I'm a fan of both. :) Obviously I'm a Spurs fan, first and foremost, but I adore the way Barca play football, and became a fan of their because of it. Sheesh, I'm probably even one of those nasty, icky gloryhunters.

he's not the tallest, he's not the fastest,he's not the strongest why he is the best ?? 
he does the right thing at the right moment. but i love to watch Ronaldo playing, you can like them both don' t have to choose one and hate the other.