Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are arguably the best footballer of the generation if not ever. While their records speaks volumes about their achievement, the two also enjoy a massive fanbase and time and again get compared to each other. With the two players in the twilight of their careers, question are still being asked. Recently, Messi was asked about if he thinks about breaking Ronaldo's record. To this, Messi said: "No, just a little bit. As I said before, at this stage of my career, I don't focus on that anymore.

When Lionel Messi latched onto a cross from Kylian Mbappe during a Ligue 1 game last season, not only did he give his Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead against Nice but also set a new goal-scoring European record.

The goal was Messi’s 496th of career in Europe’s top-five league which helped him surpass the earlier record of 495 set by his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

In a recent interview, Messi said that the records do not matter to him anymore and he’s focused on winning titles.

“No, just a little bit. As I said before, at this stage of my career, I don’t focus on that anymore," Messi told beIN Sports.

“I focus on what I was able to achieve with Argentina and the club level where I was lucky enough to win important titles like the UCL or Club World Cup, leagues, cups,” he added.

Together, Messi and Ronaldo have won 12 Ballon d’Or, an annual award for the world’s best footballer.

“I was lucky enough to win everything, and that’s really what will remain at the end of my career. Of course, you have the goals and records, but, I think, they are secondary apart from the fact that they are nice recognitions,” Messi said.