The Argentinian star is the one who has the opportunity to do really history

Raúl carried 48 goals and Christian 44 to the age of Messi

Raúl carried 48 goals and Christian 44 to the age of Messi

Published:7/11/2014 - 11:19h

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To day of today, Leo Messi and Raúl González head the ranking of maximum goleadores historical of the Glass of Europe with 71 goals, one more than Cristiano Ronaldo (70). What a lot of forget, however, is that Messi is two years old less than the Portuguese

Of the three "cracks", the one who truly has the opportunity to make history in the world of the football is the Argentinian. Leo Messi (27 years), with two years less than Cristiano Ronaldo (29), has still a lot of way by in front to follow marking goals with the T-shirt of the FC Barcelona in Champions League and the other competitions that contest, whereas the Portuguese -that always has depended on his physicist- will go seeing mermado his game with the step of the years.

The talent of Messi, pure technician and electricity with the balloon, will cause that his style of game do not suffer a so drastic deterioration with theyears , since only it will have to delay a bit his position -until the zone of mediapunta- to follow giving to the followers culés with goals and, overcoat, assistances. It fits to stand out that Raúl, to the 27 years, added only 48 goals in Glass of Europe, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo only 44 targets with the same age that has now Messi.

The 4 times Balloon of Gold Leo Messi, therefore, is the one who has capacity to make history real in the world of the football and, in particular, in Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo will fulfil on 5 February 30 years. We will see how long it holds to the level goleador of now.


Messi answers to "CR7" in the field


Messi, with 16 parties less than Cristiano Ronaldo in the European competition, already has surpassed him to level goleador and can beat the record of Raúl González in the next day of Champions, something that sure would do a lot of damage to the ego of the Portuguese. The most remarkable, however, is that the Argentinian has needed 49 meetings less than Raúl to equalise him. "No only I want to be the best player of Portugal, but of the world", said Cristiano Ronaldo this Wednesday when receiving the Boot of Gold 2014. Messi, for the moment, already has answered him on the terrains of game.

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