A showdown between Ronaldo and Messi
is a real possibility in the next stage of the 2021/22 Champions League campaign.

Ronaldo’s Manchester United finished top of their group, despite a disappointing draw to Young Boys, and are thus in line to play against one of the teams to have finished second in their groups – apart from Chelsea and whoever finishes second between Atalanta and Villarreal.

Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain are one of those teams, with the French giants finishing below Manchester City as runners-up in Group A.

The pair, who have 12 Ballon d’Ors between them, have faced each other 36 times in their glittering careers.