Behind the scenes photo of Ronaldo playing chess with Messi

In the more than one-minute behind-the-scenes video, the two superstars of contemporary football are excited to meet photographer Annie Leibowitz. However, there is no moment when Messi and Ronaldo meet face to face.

In this video, both consider attending the fifth World Cup as a career achievement. According to Messi, his most memorable victory was being praised by the Argentine people. As for Ronaldo, it was the moment when he won his first title with the Portuguese team.

Yesterday, Ronaldo and Messi posted a picture of chess playing on Instagram yesterday with the caption "Victory is a state of mind". Up to now, Ronaldo's post has attracted more than 30 million likes, and Messi's has more than 24 million.

Major media outlets immediately called this "photo of the century" or "historic moment". Famous transfer expert Fabrizio Romano called this the "photo of the year", while the Spanish newspaper AS saw it as Leibowitz's next feat. Therefore, many people may have a little regret when they realize this is a collage.

The picture is very carefully arranged. It simulates a game between Chess King Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura. In this position, if it is Ronaldo's turn, he is more likely to win, and if it is Messi's turn, the match will end in a draw. In fact, the game of Carlsen and Nakamura had a draw. This is like a metaphor of how difficult it is to distinguish between Messi and Ronaldo as the best player of all time.

"Second greatest rival pair imitating the greatest pair," Carlsen joked about the photo on Twitter.

Neither Messi nor Ronaldo have won the World Cup. Messi played in the 2014 final, while Ronaldo reached the semi-finals in 2006.

Ronaldo's Portugal will play the first match of the 2022 World Cup against Ghana on November 24, and Messi's Argentina will face Saudi Arabia on November 22.