The debate of whether Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is the real 'GOAT' continues to rage on without any conclusive outcome, and now, a football fan has taken to Twitter to prove that Ronaldo is
The 35-year-old Juventus superstar has built an incredible legacy in the sport and is widely revered as one of the best footballers of all time.
But Twitter user Kol Mikaelson has slammed Ronaldo's success in the Champions League and accused him of being the most-overrated big-match player in the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo. The most overrated big game player ever. A thread on his big game disasterclasses in UCL KO’s during Madrid’s 3 peat pic.twitter.com/KXS1NRv1RN
— Kol Mikaelson (@kolmessi10) February 8, 2020
Mikaelson was referring to Real Madrid's three back-to-back Champions League's successes and how the Portugal captain underperformed in different matches.
According to him, Ronaldo "put [in] one of the worst ever UCL performances" in the first-leg quarter-final clash against Wolfsburg in the 2015-16 season.
2015/16 || SF || 2nd leg
— Kol Mikaelson (@kolmessi10) February 8, 2020
Cristiano returned from injury to the 2nd leg of the semi final tie. He was horrendous as Gareth Bale carried Real Madrid to the finals. pic.twitter.com/49dqGTLCFg
And in another instance, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was accused of putting in two woeful performances against Bayern Munich in the 2017-18 semi-finals.
2017/18 || SF || 2nd leg
— Kol Mikaelson (@kolmessi10) February 8, 2020
Back to back horror shows against Bayern. Carried by Benzema. pic.twitter.com/qDMWyaF4BU
He also touched upon the 2015/16 finals against Atletico Madrid where Ronaldo failed to create any impact on the game.
2015/16 || Finals ||
— Kol Mikaelson (@kolmessi10) February 8, 2020
A disasterclass against his rivals Atlético. Carried by Sergio Ramos and Atlético’s penalty miss. 2 consecutive disasterclasses in finals vs Atlético. pic.twitter.com/kAfT0wpDTg
And the 2017/18 finals against Liverpool...
2017/18 || Finals
— Kol Mikaelson (@kolmessi10) February 8, 2020
Another horrendous disasterclass in a final. Pocketed by 19 year old Trent and Dejan Lovren in the UCL final. Carried by Gareth Bale. pic.twitter.com/f8DrLIdXFQ
This is the same Cristiano Ronaldo who
That’s 8 disasterclasses in 20 KO stage games played during the 3 peat. 40% ‼️Instead pf praising him, his fans should be grateful he was part of an elite team who stepped up and carried him most of the time. pic.twitter.com/ehzD9yHl7X
— Kol Mikaelson (@kolmessi10) February 8, 2020
Ronaldo will return to Champions League action on the 26th of February as Juventus travel away to Lyon for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie.