Who is the GOAT between Ronaldo and Messi?

The Messi —Ronaldo rivalry is a football rivalry between fans of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo and supposedly between the players themselves. 

AWARDS

Both players have won the Ballon d'Or but Messi leads with six compared to Ronaldo's five.

 Messi have won six european Golden Shoe awards whiles Ronaldo has four. Meanwhile both are widely regarded not only as the two best players of their generation, but also, by most in the sport, including players, writers and fans, as two of the greatest of all time.

 They are two of the most decorated football players ever, having won a combined 66 trophies, Ronaldo 31 and Messi 35 during their senior careers so far. 

They have also broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season. They are amongst the 51 players in the history of the sport to score over 500 career goals, with both having scored over 700 goals each in their careers for club and country. Ronaldo currently holds the world record for most official goals in a career.

Messi is the all-time Laliga top scorer, as well as having the most assists in the competition's history while Ronaldo in second for goals scored and in third for assists provided in Laliga.

Meanwhile Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions League all-time top goalscorer and assist provider while Messi is in second for both goals scored and assists provided in the Champions league history. 

2021 Starts

 Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 27 goals and a total of 64 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 17.42%. He had a total of 73 big chances. Lionel Messi on the ither hand has scored 28 goals and a total of 86 shots on goals. This results in a goal conversion rate of 15.56%. He had a total of 88 big chances.