It’s much more than Messi and me, says Ronaldo

CRISTIANO RONALDO has sought to play down talk of tonight’s El Clasico being merely a duel being him and ace Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo, 25, has struck 17 times in his last 12 competitive outings for Madrid, while he has netted 51 goals in just 54 appearances for the Spanish giants since his record-breaking £80million move from Manchester United in the summer of 2009.

Messi, 23, has 16 goals in his last 11 appearances — during which streak he scored his sixth hat-trick of 2010 for the club and 150th Barca goal.