Barcelona legend Lionel Messi looked back at his epic rivalry with Real Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting the two were “always on good terms” despite how often the world pitted them against one another. Messi and Ronaldo, widely regarded as the two best soccer players of all time, spent nearly a decade competing for titles in Spain and individual accolades across the sport. Even in the twilight of their careers, the two are still at the center of the omnipresent G.O.A.T debate, but there was never any bad blood behind the scenes, according to the Argentine. “Those comparisons or competitions are something natural in the world of soccer. It’s normal, just like it happens with clubs or national teams, but it was never anything beyond sports,” Messi revealed in an interview on Lo Del Pollo . “I was at Barcelona and he was at Real Madrid , playing Clasicos, and we were competing for everything both collectively and individually, so people were always comparing us.…