Who Is Better Ronaldo Or Ibrahimovic?

Christiano Ronaldo has the advantage, while he has also proven a more consistent scorer so far this campaign: In only four of Real Madrid’s 17 games has Ronaldo not hit the net, whereas Zlatan Ibrahimovic has surprisingly failed to score in nine of his 17 matches for PSG so far.

Both players are bona-fide match-winners and both are capable of the truly spectacular.

But whereas Ronaldo has increasingly moved away from the box-of-tricks winger that in his early years so often delighted/frustrated Old Trafford in equal measure into an ultra-consistent attacker who bludgeons opposing defences more often than Miley Cyrus seeks controversy, his penchant for the truly ridiculous has somewhat slowed down.

It’s not often Ronaldo scores or produces a moment of genius where you think: “Wow, I hadn’t seen that before.”

There is plenty of genius forthcoming from him and plenty of sublime moments no doubt, but for the most part, it’s all rather routine—well, as routine as being other-worldly on a regular basis can be.

But that’s not to say he isn’t producing; witness the wonder goal against Galatasaray.

On the other hand, Zlatan remains the player on the planet most capable of producing some kind of touch, flick or finish that so takes the breath away—the unbelievable bicycle kick against England in November 2012 immediately coming to mind.

His long-range thunderbolt against Anderlecht was so utterly brutal that it was startling while his mid-air back-heel flick in the win over Bastia was so delicately delicious you could scarcely believe it was the same man doing it.

For having such versatility, Ibrahimovic gets the nod.