Messi and Ronaldo are the best... of enemies. Like others before, their rivalry drives them on to greater things

They are the best players in the world but they will never be best friends. When Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi go head-to-head on Tuesday night, there will be a brief acknowledgement but nothing else.

Really, though, they should go out of their way to thank each other. Every time Ronaldo sparkles for Real Madrid, Messi inevitably tries to go one better for Barcelona. The results have been spectacular and it means Spanish football is now essential viewing.

But watch them in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey semi-final – and again on Saturday in la Liga – and you will see nothing more than a cursory handshake. You don’t need to be a body language expert to appreciate there is no love lost between these two.

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