Individual acclaim is all well and good, but both players are (or should be) playing with the greater good in mind—that of their team winning matches.
Barcelona and Real Madrid have both played seven matches so far in 2013, with one rather notable fixture to come late in January.
Barcelona
From their seven games in January, Barça have won five, drawn one and lost one. A cup draw with Malaga and a league defeat, their first of the season, to Real Sociedadwere the upsets amongst victories over Espanyol, Cordoba, Malaga (league), Malaga again (cup second leg) and Osasuna.
Messi started six of those games, being replaced in just one of those matches.
Real Madrid
The capital-based side have also won five of their matches, but they have not been beaten in 2013, drawing twice instead. Osasuna and Valencia (in the Copa del Rey) have held Real.
Madrid have defeated Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo, Valencia (in league and cup) and Getafe.
Cristiano Ronaldo, like Messi, started in six of those games.
Comparisons
Barcelona scored 25 goals in their seven matches, conceding nine. Real netted 20 times, conceding only four goals.
There were also six red cards in the games involving Madrid, five of which were handed to Jose Mourinho's men.
Three reds were dished out in Barcelona's fixtures: one for the Catalan side and two for their opponents.
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