Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Goalless Cristiano Ronaldo vs. King Lionel Messi?

The two best players in the world have revealed that it is not going to be “Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi”; yet, whatever they take El Clasico for, the public will be seeing the Real Madrid-Barcelona clash as the battle between the two ruling footballers.

In fact, it is thinkable that El Clasico will once again raise comparison issues between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi , but the point is that comparisons between both players will never stop being mentioned, as both aces continue to go head-to-head on their road to “unseen success”.

This weekend, Barcelona meet Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, and both football stars will come face to face. Is it going to be a reply from Ronaldo concerning his “disappearance from the spotlight”, or is it going to be a justification for Lionel Messi?

Well, it could end up being both if the Argentine and Portuguese superstars show their fiercest sides, but in another development, it could be one way, otherwise the other.


Cristiano Ronaldo—Goalless against Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo will—in some ways—be forced to score so as to ensure that Real Madrid get the most comfortable fight possible against Barcelona. Ronaldo has never scored against the Catalans, but ironically, he missed his greatest chance of all to beat the Barca defense two years ago at the Camp Nou.

The world’s most expensive player failed to convert a penalty in 2008 when—for the first time—he met Barcelona in the Champions League. Ronaldo then somehow vowed to reimburse his fans and Manchester United (the club he was playing for at that time) by getting a goal back at the Old Trafford in the second leg of the 2008 Champions League semifinals against Barcelona, but again, his name was invisible on the scoring sheet.

Cristiano Ronaldo then met Barcelona again in the 2009 Champions League final, and that day, Ronaldo seemed more angry and perplexed than confident and composed. The Portuguese attacker fouled Carles Puyol on several occasions at the Stadio Olimpico, and subsequent to his intolerable attitude, Ronaldo was booked in the second half for even refusing to apologize to the Barcelona defender.

At the end of 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo played against Barca for the first time in a Real Madrid shirt, but just like in his previous battles, CR failed to score. He was attacked by a laser light, and was also substituted in that game, as he was still recovering from a painful injury, and in the end, Real Madrid went on to lose that game 1-0 following a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.


Cristiano and Lionel Messi—In this weekend’s El Clasico

On Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo will receive Barcelona again, this time, at the Berbabeu Stadium, and he will hope to break his curse. But he will be forced to have a good game at least; seeing that a negative performance could let go Madrid’s opportunity to be ahead of Barca by 3 points in the standings.

Ronaldo is in a good form at the moment, and he hasn’t stopped scoring free-kicks in his league games. Ronaldo has been fighting hard to get the maximum number of goals, considering the fact that he missed around 20 games for Real Madrid this season.

(Read Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Goalless Curse To End In El Clasico? )

Ronaldo has been playing everywhere in opposite halves recently, but things might be more difficult for him this Saturday against Barcelona at the Bernabeu. He has been somewhat overshadowed by Lionel Messi lately, as the Barcelona winger has been scoring hat-tricks and even more than that in the Champions League and La Liga.

Lionel Messi has been performing as the best player ever on the planet in recent weeks according to many coaches, players, and football fans; and another great show this weekend at the Bernabeu Stadium could tattoo his name on a new page in the history of El Clasico as the best player ever to face Real Madrid.

Of course, such a reward or title would be debatable, but as always, fans are quick to award players with new honors, and that could just be the case for Messi this weekend – if ever he exceeds expectations. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi nevertheless refuse to challenge each other individually; hence, we could see a team performance, instead of special gleams from specific stars.

Whatsoever the case may be, football fans should be aware that this weekend’s El Clasico will have a more or less vital impact on both players’ future in award contests at the end of this season or even this year; and therefore, both forwards are advised to show the world who they are deep inside theirselves.

The star who does better between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona game has immeasurable chances of becoming the “indisputable world champion” at least this month; and this is in debatable. However, a question appears: Will the bounty go to Ronaldo or Messi?

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