Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

There can be few doubts this season that the continent's, and indeed the world's, best two teams have reached the final to produce what looks on paper to be the most mouth-watering final in years.

And as a bonus, the two players widely regarded as the greatest talents currently on show in world football will stand opposite each other.

United's Cristiano Ronaldo is officially top dog, having won both the world player of the year crown and the Ballon d'Or in 2008, benefiting no doubt from his team's sensational run to Champions League, Premier League and Club World Cup glory.

lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo

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lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo

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lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo

lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo

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Adrian Mutu Footballer Images

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Adrian Mutu Footballer Images

Adrian Mutu Footballer Images

Adrian Mutu Footballer Images

He joined Inter Milan for €1.2m in 1999, but was unable to find the form he did in his previous club, but in the next season was able to score 12 times which tempted Parma to buy him where he scored 18 goals in 31 Serie A games which qualified them for the UEFA Cup.

He didn't get to join Parma in the UEFA Cup however, as he was quickly swooped by the lucrative offer Abrahimovic had for him at Chelsea in 2003/04.

Mutu scored five times in his first six outings but his form quickly dropped and new Chelsea Manager quickly dropped him in preference for another striker. Things never started looking up for Mutu, as he was caught for using banned substances, first thought to be cocaine, but now it's an unidentified substance. Consequently, Chelsea sacked him after two weeks this was discovered, and Mutu could have faced a two year ban, but was given a shocking seven month ban inste