Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's stats compared on the day they turned 36, there's a clear winner

Messis birthday closely follows the news that he will join Inter Miami after a public fall-out with Paris Saint-Germain.

The seven time ballon dOr winner was suspended for two weeks by the club after making an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia last month.

While he was unable to help deliver the European glory PSG fans so badly crave, as the French giants were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the round of 16.

Throughout his illustrious career, Messi has often been compared to Ronaldo. But on the little magicians birthday, how does he compare to his long-standing rival

The Portuguese superstar, who currently plays his club football in Saudi Arabia for Al-Nassr, has two years on Messi.

Courtesy of MessivsRonaldo, a site used to compare the pairs stats, both players have been matched up against each other at the same age, and its Messi who comes out on top.