AS. Cristiano v Messi: a runaway battle

The whole world is watching the Cristiano - Messi duel, as their frenzied chase, one after the other, makes the rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona more thrilling than ever. Neither player ever lets us down and now, on the eve of the next 'Clásico', Cristiano only goes and scores three against Getafe (the first pure Di Stefano-style) and a couple of hours later Messi replies with four.

The Argentine scores more goals and his every increasing rhythm takes something away from Cristiano's extraordinary statistics. But, the Portuguese has scored more than a goal a game since he arrived in Madrid, something not Di Stefano, nor Puskas nor the legendary Pahiño managed.

Spanish newspaper AS conducted a survey of its readers to find out their views on the striker of Madrid "Real" Cristiano Ronaldo and the forward of "Barcelona" Lionel Messi.

The survey found that 57 percent of fans believe that the Argentine plays a decisive role.

In total about 70,000 people took part in suvey.