When it comes to Lionel Messi, there is never a dull moment. He is famous for his goals, assists, play-making and masterful football skills, but social media’s power to invent a new debate about the little magician can never be underestimated. Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from Spain, Messi-Ronaldo comparisons have decreased, with UEFA Champions League now being the only decider between the two this season. No Ronaldo? No problem. Twitter has found a new way to keep the fun going and that is ‘Messi vs Messi’. The Barcelona captain recently shaved his beard, and although it is pretty normal for a man with facial hair to do so every now and then, ‘normality’ does not necessarily apply to Messi. Bearded Messi vs clean-shaved Messi is now the talk of the town and social media users are going absolutely crazy. Team Bearded Messi After a thorough social media search, we found out that team Bearded Messi is slightly outnumbered, with those who prefer Messi without facial hair leading thus far. You are ‘delusional’ if you think Messi with a beard is greater than Messi without a beard. yall delusional if you think messi with a beard > messi without a beard — 7 (@atIetihoe) September 21, 2018 Throwback to the good old times. remember when messi was blonde with a full beard and life was great pic.twitter.com/o7HPVTdrKz — elvira (@eversincefcb) September 21, 2018 No question about it. Messi with beard will always look better. https://t.co/aNbEoIcpb5 — Levi. (@LanceIevi) September 21, 2018 Team Clean-Shaved Messi This side of the debate is stronger of the two teams, as far as numbers are concerned, but might is not always right, or is it? Not a fan of that beard. https://twitter.com/ugostweets/status/1043470813251469312 Here’s another one. Messi looks better with subtle beard and cropped hair. pic.twitter.com/3A3EvVN7Tb — Mervin LR (@Milestonemonger) September 21, 2018 And another one. Messi with no beard> Messi with a beard — ⁹ (@iFirmino9) September 21, 2018 It’s all about comfort. Imagine wanting the look on the left rather the on on the right, could never be me. The 2015 haircut is more suitable for playing with rather than the long hair and the thick beard. pic.twitter.com/H4GOciJyVC — Maha (@FCMaha) September 21, 2018 Neutrals ‘He’s good with or without a beard’ https://twitter.com/Kayshah4/status/1043525541477998592 Team Clean-Shaved Messi winning on polls too Poll: It’s time to end the debate. What looks better – Messi with beard or without? — Barça Centre (@barcacentre) September 21, 2018 AND HERE ARE THE STATS He is pretty extraordinary either way. https://twitter.com/MessiStatsUS/status/1043494176942305281 Do you prefer Messi with a beard or without? Comment below