The pair, the finest players of their generation, regularly competed against each other when the Argentine was at Barcelona and the Portuguese, Real Madrid.

Now in their mid-30s, they are set to line up on opposing teams once again, this time in the last 16 of this year's Champions League.

The contest, over two legs, will take place in mid-February and early March.

Messi versus Ronaldo as PSG face Manchester United in Champions League

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