Lionel Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo In The Same Team? Three Things That Could Have Happened

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two best footballers in the world currently. They play for two of the biggest rivals in world football, Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively, something that sprouts their rivalry. However, they tend to thrive on the rivalry as they look to outperform the other.

In a world, where we are used to seeing the two dominate a sport and that too so lavishly, we are only left to wonder how things would have been if the two were not rivals but teammates. Here, we try to comprehend three scenarios that might have occurred if the two turned out in the same colours.

#3 No hatred between the fans of Lionel Messi and the fans of Cristiano Ronaldo

It is the rivalry and hatred between the fans of Messi and Ronaldo that prevails over the actual rivalry between the two players. The two sets of fans are always arguing, producing indomitable proof that their hero is the better footballer. Now, one might wonder if this hatred would have existed if the two players played together for the same team?

It is difficult to imagine a world where there is no battle between the two sets of fans trying to establish their claims of superiority. But what is inevitable is that every single football lover, be it a Messi fan or a Ronaldo fan, would walk in side by side, hoping that both would set the field on fire and win the match. Because more than anything, it is winning that counts the most.

#2 Records would tumble left, right and centre

Both Messi and Ronaldo have a penchant for breaking records. Of course, it is the challenging ones that drive them to play better, to give it their all. While most records have already been broken by the two, it is their desire to better their own mark that sets them apart from the rest of the crowd.

Individually, they hold most of the club records at the end of the season. Thus, it would be interesting to see who ends up as the team’s highest goal-scorer, the team’s highest assist-maker at the end of the season. This would only entice the two to compete against each other, and in the process help the team. Yes, it might backfire, but then again it will be exciting to witness the two going for individual glory while keeping the welfare of the team in mind.

#1 Every trophy will be lifted together by Messi and Ronaldo

Messi and Ronaldo have won 50 trophies together at senior level for club and country. Messi has won 30, including four Champions League trophies and eight La Liga titles and an Olympic gold medal. Ronaldo, on the other hand, has won 20 which includes three Champions League trophies, three Premier League titles, one La Liga title and a Euro Cup.

Every player is ultimately judged on the basis of the number of trophies they have won and both have accumulated an enviable collection. Individually, they have influenced their teams to lift so many trophies already. It is unimaginable what they would achieve if they played together. It would be safe to conjecture that their team would win every trophy available, be it the domestic league, domestic cup, or the European competition.