the truth is that there will never be such important and influential players in the history of football, I don't think we can repeat such an important dualism, it's difficult but we had the chance to enjoy two champions who could have played in different eras at the same time , it has never happened and I think it will never happen again, but in my opinion Ronaldo remains the better of the two!
It depends on the individual and if people like Ronaldo then of course they will say Ronaldo is the best. Likewise with people who like Lionel Messi then they will automatically say he is the best. For me both are players who have achieved individual and team careers, it's just that Ronaldo doesn't have a World Cup title like Lionel Messi but they are both great players who have ever existed in the modern football era.
Now we will see Haaland and Mbappe as the next successors but both of them do not play in the same League. So the comparison like Ronaldo and Lionel Messi might be different and if both of them play in one league then I'm sure both of them will be debated like Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.