5 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi

There is no doubt whatsoever that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the two greatest players of this generation. Thus, it is no surprise that fans argue continuously as to who the better player is. Both Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have provided some absolute moments of magic for football fans all over the world.

We at Sportskeeda have decided to have a debate and today we will start off by enlisting the reasons why Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi. The article will be followed soon by my colleague’s reasoning as to why Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. In the end, after both our views, you, our fans can decide who the winner of the debate is!

So here are the 5 reasons why I think Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi:

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo is a more complete player than Lionel Messi

Ronaldo is one of the best headers of the ball in the modern game

Both Messi and Ronaldo are capable of spectacular things on the ball. Both of them are blessed with incredible agility and dribbling skills, but what sets Ronaldo apart and makes him the more complete player is his incredible heading ability.

Time and again, the Portuguese superstar has cropped up at important situations in important matches scoring amazing headers to tilt the balance in favour of his team. Lionel Messi’s main strengths are his close control, dribbling, and agility.

While, Ronaldo can come close if not better Messi in all those areas, there is no denying that fact that Ronaldo is miles ahead in his athletic and physical abilities, thus making him the more complete player in comparison to the Argentine maestro.