7 differences between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

#2 Dribbling

Cristiano Ronaldo

Once upon a time, Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the best dribblers in the world. During his time at Sporting and United, he would pluck the ball out from deep and dribble past many players to score. His freestyle mazy dribbles ruined the nights of many defenders.

However, he isn’t the same now as he can rarely pull off a single successful dribble these days. The problem is that his dribbling style made sure that he became a little predictable at some point in his career. His method of dribbling doesn’t often go down too well in La Liga – as we have seen with Gareth Bale now.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is the best dribbler in the world. His close control while dribbling is quite astonishing and makes people wonder how he actually does it. The ball seems to stick to his feet – as if he was born with it and it is an extension of his leg

This is the one field where Lionel Messi is outrightly superior to Cristiano Ronaldo – or any player for that matter – and leaves little room for debate.