article_snippet: Despite the gongs and the widely-held opinion that Cristiano Ronaldo was superior to Cristiano Ronaldo great rival over the past two years, Lionel Messi still contributed more valuable goals to Lionel Messi club and country in 2013 and 2014.
article_snippet: Messi’s (still fantastic) total of 86 goals over the period does not compare with Ronaldo's superhuman 105.
article_snippet: Messi’s has rediscovered Messi’s best form this season after losing out to Ronaldo since 2013 .
article_snippet: Messi’s is on international duty with Argentina and is pictured here training in Washington .
article_snippet: The importance of Messi’s's goals means Messi’s should have claimed the prize six times, says The Economist .
article_snippet: Messi’s, however, scored a winning goal in the final 20 minutes of a match on five different occasions in 2013 and 2014, which hands Messi’s the advantage over Ronaldo.
article_snippet: The Economist suggests that the only reason that the Argentina star has not claimed six Ballon d’Ors in a row is ‘Messi’s fatigue’.
highlights_snippet: But The Economist argues that Lionel Messi is still the superior player .
  
highlights_snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?