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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo against Premier League’s ‘BIG SIX’ in the 2007-2008 season
Transfermarkt‘s criteria is more lenient in their concept of assists. They include deflected passes, rebounded shots, penalties earned, and passes or shots leading to an own goal.
In this section, we use that criterion, although the figures on Transfermarkt may differ, as they are quite inconsistent in gathering assists.
Cumulative distribution
| Period | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Difference |
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Distribution by season
| Period | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Difference |
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| Totals | Per game | |||||
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| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
| FC Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Lionel Messi 38 years, 2 months, 1 day
| Totals | Per game | |||||
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| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
| Manchester Utd | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0.55 |
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 20 days
Last games:
UEFA Champions League · Semifinals
Manchester United FC vs FC Barcelona
Manchester United FC vs FC Barcelona
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1-0 |  |
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Messi, 90′
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29-04-2008
UEFA Champions League · Final
Chelsea FC vs Manchester Utd
Chelsea FC vs Manchester Utd
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1-1 |  |
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C. Ronaldo, 120′
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| Penalty shootout | ||
| 5-6 | ||
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C. Ronaldo
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21-05-2008