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Although Barcelona was a much better team than Argentina and Real Madrid and Manchester United were better than Portugal, the fact that Messi has played 7 World Cup knockout games and never scored and Cristiano Ronaldo has played 5 World Cup knockout games and never scored has exposed how weak defensively most teams in the Champions league knockout games have been in recent years compared to most teams in World Cup knockout games.

Could Messi and C. Ronaldo score half of the goals they've scored in the UCL knockout games if most teams defended like most World Cup eighth-finalists, quarter-finalists, semi-finalists, and finalists did?
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