WATCH : Cristiano Ronaldo gets a standing ovation from the Real Madrid fans

It’s been a good week for Cristiano Ronaldo!

Cristiano Ronaldo has now won his fifth Ballon d’Or tying Lionel Messi for the most number of Ballon d’Or wins by a single player.

There isn’t much you can say about the Ronaldo-Messi rivalry that has not been said over the last decade. These two footballing gods have taken the game to new heights and have re-written records that many thought were unbreakable.

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Both Ronaldo and Messi are icons of their respective clubs and countries and have gone on to define an era in football. After making the Ballon d’Or an individual battle over the last ten years, we are no closer to definitively calling one player better than the other.

With both players having won the title five times each, football fans all over should stop comparing and just enjoy this incredible pair for the rest of their playing career.

Ronaldo showed it to his fans at the Santiago Bernabeu for which he received a standing ovation from the Real Madrid faithful!

WATCH HERE!