As a popular opinion Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonel Messi are the best players in history
Cristiano Ronaldo is a fixture of Real Madrid legend and will always be remembered as one of the greatest symbols of its history. He was presented at the Santiago Bernabéu on July 6, 2009, accompanied by Eusebio and Alfredo Di Stéfano, and has continued to score goals ever since: 451 in 438 official matches for Real Madrid (more than one per game). He has also scored in all competitions: 312 in La Liga, 105 in the Champions League, 22 in the Copa del Rey, 6 in the Club World Cup, 4 in the Spanish Super Cup, and 2 in the European Super Cup. No one in the club's history has scored as many goals as the Portuguese striker, whose record at Real Madrid is impressive: 4 Champions League titles, 3 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 2 La Liga titles, 2 Copa del Rey titles, and 2 Spanish Super Cups. To these he adds 4 Ballon d'Or awards, 3 Golden Boots, 2 The Best Awards, 3 UEFA Best Player Awards and 3 Pichichi Trophies.
Messi FC Barcelona's all-time top scorer; Most-matched foreign player in the club's history; Top scorer in La Liga history; Top assist provider in La Liga history; Top world scorer in a calendar year (91 goals as of 2012); Top scorer in a single La Liga season (50 goals in 2011-12); Scorer of FC Barcelona's 5,000th (February 1, 2009) and 6,000th (August 18, 2018) La Liga goals; Scorer of FC Barcelona's 500th in the European Cup/Champions League (September 30, 2014). First player to score 100 goals in international competitions for a single club. Only player to score more than 30 official goals in 12 consecutive seasons (2008-2020). Player with the most consecutive appearances (21) scoring at least one goal (33 goals) in the First Division (2012-13). Player who has been top scorer the most times (7) in a major
league in the world. Only player in history to win three consecutive Golden Boots. Youngest player (23 years old) in the history of football.
