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- Messi is the most lethal striker in La Liga with 19 goals in 23 Liga outings
- But his perennial rival Cristiano Ronaldo has equally bagged 19 goals in 20 Serie A appearances.
- Being the key provider he is, Messi [4] has provided twice as many assists as his Portuguese counterpart.
- Messi and Ronaldo consistently battled for supremacy during their time together in La Liga between 2009 and 2018.
- However, Leo edged CR7 in terms of pichichi awards and Ballon d'Or titles. The Argentine legend bagged 7 pichichi titles to Ronaldo's 3.
- Messi's 6 Ballon d'Or is only rivalled by Ronaldo's 5.
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