Messi and Ronaldo when it’s win-or-go-home time in major International tournaments:
Messi🇦🇷— Ronaldo🇵🇹 —
31 games 21 games
11 goals 3 goals
18 assists 2 assists
Ronaldo has more eliminations than G/A🤯
International trophies won as tournament top scorer/top assister:
— Messi: 3
— Ronaldo: 0
International trophies won as tournament MVP:
— Messi: 3
— Ronaldo: 0
One carried his nation with legendary tournament runs. The other just participated 👻
📊 Players with the most goals for club in a single season (Top 5 leagues):
— Lionel Messi (2011/12): 73 goals
— Gerd Müller (1972/73): 66 goals
— Dixie Dean (1927/28): 63 goals
— Harry Kane (2025/26): 61 goals
League titles won while finishing as the league’s top scorer:
– Lionel Messi: 5x
– Cristiano Ronaldo: 1x
League titles won while being the league’s MVP:
– Lionel Messi: 8x
– Cristiano Ronaldo: 2x
Messi since leaving Barca (2021) vs Ronaldo since leaving Madrid (2018)
Messi — Ronaldo —
233 games 411 games
151 NPG 237 NPG
101 assists 57 assists
12 🏆 6 🏆
2 Ballon d’Ors ❌
The last time Ronaldo won a league title was in 2021. Since then, Messi has won:
– 2021 Copa América
– 2022 Finalissima
– 2022 FIFA World Cup
– 2024 Copa América
– 3 league titles
– 2 Ballon d’Ors
– 2 FIFA The Best awards
– 12 total trophies 🏆
Messi 75 games with PSG vs Ronaldo first 75 games with Juventus
Messi— Ronaldo—
30 non-penalty goals 39 non-penalty goals
34 assists 13 assists
64 G/A 52 G/A
The players with the most goal contributions in a single season:
1. Lionel Messi 2011/12: 116 G/A
2. Lionel Messi 2014/15: 93 G/A
3. Lionel Messi 2012/13: 87 G/A
4. Cristiano Ronaldo 2013/14: 87 G/A
2012/13 European Golden Boot
Messi🇦🇷— Ronaldo🇵🇹—
46 goals 34 goals
92 points 68 points
This is the biggest margin in a European Golden Boot race based on points (a 24-point gap).
📊 MOST ASSISTS IN A SINGLE SEASON (Top 5 Leagues)
1. Lionel Messi (2011/12) — 30 🅰️
2. Juan Mata (2012/13) — 29 🅰️
3. Kevin De Bruyne (2014/15) — 27 🅰️
4. Lionel Messi (2014/15) — 27 🅰️
5. Thomas Müller (2019/20) — 26 🅰️