Lionel Messi has more often than not come out on top in the FIFA ratings than his arch-rival Cristiano Ronaldo. EA FC 24 continues that trend by giving the Argentine legend the best Mixed League TOTS card to date.

Mixed League Teams of the Season are released each week alongside the main teams. Last week’s team saw the long-awaited Cristiano Ronaldo card, and this week we get the other part of one of the great football rivalries of the past decade. Lionel Messi is now the highest-ranked player included in any of EA FC 24’s Mixed League TOTS. His 97 OVR is only matched by younger superstars like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé, and more importantly, it beats Cristiano Ronaldo’s 96 OVR card.

The legendary duo are still heads and shoulders above the competition, with no other Mixed League TOTS player reaching 95 OVR. The third team, which Messi is in, doesn’t even have a 94 OVR player, although it does make up for that with several 93-rated cards. Two of these, Lukas Podolski and Sergio Busquets, come in the form of TOTS Moments.

Podolski will undoubtedly bring back some old memories for hardcore football fans. The former Germany international will celebrate his 39th birthday in a few weeks and is currently playing in the Polish league, but thanks to the magic of TOTS Moments, you can enjoy a powerful version of the veteran. The third TOTS Moments player is Jamie Vardy, who will be back in the Premier League next season following Leicester’s promotion from the Championship.