Speaking to reporters at London Palladium, Ronaldo initially sought to play down the rivalry before apparently laying down a long-term challenge to the 30-year-old Messi, whom he swapped cordial greetings with as they sat alongside each other during the ceremony.
"I don't compete with Leo," he said. "He is a player, who is in the same era. He won five times. I won five times too - individual awards for the best in the world. So things are as they are.
"Obviously, I am happy because, as I said before, I am at the best club in the world. I have had the opportunity to demonstrate that I am at a very high level during the last few years. And I am still [physically] very well.
"So I am very quiet. I will see what's going to happen tomorrow, but at the moment I have to enjoy this nice moment of my life because you never know what will happen next."
But, asked whether Ronaldo versus Messi was over, the 32-year-old added: "It didn't finish yet... it is just starting."
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