BR - The match was billed as an epic battle between two great giants of the sport, and once again, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who emerged as the champion.
It wasn't that Lionel Messi was horrendous in attack for the Catalan club en route to a heavy defeat and that he no longer deserves the Ballon d'Or trophy he's claimed for the past four years. The focus of the night was all Real Madrid and their brilliance on the counterattack, which inevitably came down to the value and significance of their superstar winger.
