LaLiga glory for Ronaldo, Pichichi for Messi – how the great rivals compared in 2016-17

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi s storied rivalry provided another chapter as Real Madrid and Barcelona battled again for LaLiga supremacy in 2016-17.

For the first time since 2012, it was Ronaldo s Madrid that lifted the league title as the Portuguese scored in a 2-0 win at Malaga to leave Zinedine Zidane with a LaLiga winners medal after his first full season as head coach, while Los Blancos also have a Champions League final on the horizon.

But it was Messi that came out on top individually as he took home the coveted Pichichi award for finishing as the league s top scorer the fourth time he has done so compared to Ronaldo s three, although the Argentina star made five more league appearances.

Using Opta stats, we take a look at how Messi and Ronaldo com…