In a new weekly series, Goal.com will be compiling the statistical data, expert analysis, and progressive season records on the two best players in the world, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Goal.com unveils the poll results to determine the most memorable moments of 2010 for Messi and Ronaldo.
How They Played This Week
Who came out on top in the recent round of La Liga action?
Lionel Messi - Rested
Messi was given a rest by coach Pep Guardiola in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Levante. The Argentine, who watched the match from the Camp Nou stands, was granted extra days off following his return from his homeland during the Christmas break.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Getafe 2-3 Real Madrid)
Ronaldo took advantage of Messi's match absence to race ahead in the Pichichi race after bagging two more goals.
He opened the scoring from the spot, converting his 11th minute penalty to given Madrid the lead with a powerful shot. He netted his second just before the hour mark with the scores finely balanced at 2-1 in favour of Los Blancos when he got to the end of a Karim Benzema through ball to toe-poke his shot past Jordi Codina.
In the closing stages of the game, Ronaldo created several goalscoring chances for his team-mates, namely Benzema, Kaka and Mesut Oezil.
Goal.com Player Ratings Comment: Smashed home the opening penalty. Scored an easy second. Won his battle with Miguel Torres, though he went missing during the latter part of the first half.
Individual Match Stats
Lionel Messi
(Rested)
Cristiano Ronaldo
(vs Getafe)
Goals N/A 2
Shots (On Target) N/A 8 (3)
Assists N/A 0
Passes (Completed)N/A 36 (26)
Balls Lost N/A 10
Balls Recovered N/A 2
Fouls Suffered N/A 3
Goal.com Rating N/A 7.5
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