Messi vs Ronaldo: The Race to 100 Champions League Goals

Ronaldo is just five shy of becoming the tournament's first centurion but Messi has stormed back into contention by netting 10 times in five games

Lionel Messi will obviously be far more delighted by the fact that Barcelona are still somehow in the Champions League - but his strike in Wednesday night's historic comeback against Paris Saint-Germain also means that he could yet pip Cristiano Ronaldo to the post in the race to become the tournament's record goalscorer.

When the season began, it seemed a foregone conclusion that Ronaldo would become the first player to rack up 100 Champions League goals. Although it was Lionel Messi who had broken Raul's record of 71 strikes in Europe's premier cup competition in 2014, the Portuguese had stormed past his great rival by netting 16 times during Real Madrid's triumph last season.

Unusually, both men failed to score when the Champions League resumed after the winter break, with Messi even failing to get a shot on target as Barcelona were sensationally routed 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.

However, whereas Ronaldo was shut out again as Real defeated Napoli 3-1 at the San Paolo, Messi converted a penalty in Barca's stunning 6-1 victory over PSG to draw to within one Champions League goal of his great rival.

In doing so, Messi also equalled Ronaldo's record of 11 converted penalties in the Champions League. Of course, of greater significance was the fact that Barca became the first side in tournament history to overturn a four-goal first leg-deficit.

Still, it just means that two of the greatest players of all time will continue their battle to become the first centurion in Champions League history in the quarter-finals!