"There was never a debate."
Yet Messi himself admitted that Ronaldo drawing level with him on Ballon d'Or titles bothered him because he wanted to remain clear at the top.
When Ronaldo was at Juve, Kevin-Prince Boateng said Messi asked him if it was easy to score in Serie A.
Paulo Dybala has spoken about how, growing up in Argentina, kids were almost forced to hate Cristiano Ronaldo and view him negatively.
When Zlatan was at Barca, Messi sent Guardiola a message saying he no longer felt important to the team and needed to play centrally while Zlatan was outscoring him.
Don't let anyone gaslight you. 🧏🏽♂️