Ronaldo and Messi's reactions to Champions League crisis moments compared in 2020 video

Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to fare better than Lionel Messi in the Champions League round of 16.

The Manchester United star is aspiring to lift ‘Big Ears’ for the first time since his final season at Real Madrid, but will have to get past his old Spanish rivals at Old Trafford on Tuesday to edge closer to that dream.

Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure after the first leg against Atletico Madrid when United were lucky to escape with a draw, profiting from Anthony Elanga’s late equaliser to cancel out Joao Felix’s opener.

However, Ronaldo knows one or two things about navigating do-or-die games with Atletico, so you’d certainly forgive United fans for feeling quietly confidence going into the second leg in Manchester.

But there are no guarantees in the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain’s crushing exit just a few days beforehand making for a cautionary tale that the Red Devils should be keeping in mind.

Despite Messi looking certain to qualify for the final eight with PSG commanding a 2-0 aggregate lead late on against Real Madrid, Karim Benzema’s breath-taking treble flipped the game on its head.

With the Real star’s final two goals separated by just a few seconds, the chaotic scenes at the Bernabeu did nothing but perpetuate the narrative that it’s better to have Ronaldo than Messi in a Champions League crisis.

Besides, regardless of where you stand on the GOAT debate overall, the last six or seven years have painted a very clear picture that Ronaldo is the greatest player in Champions League history if nothing else.

And while it remains to be seen just how much Ronaldo might have to dig deep this time around, there’s one particular viral video that suggests United will be more than equipped if that scenario