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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in national cups in 2006
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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2005/2006 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Distribution by season
Period | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Difference |
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2005/2006 | 1 | +1 |
Totals | Per game | |||||
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Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
FC Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |

Lionel Messi 38 years, 2 months, 1 day
Totals | Per game | |||||
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Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
Manchester Utd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.20 |

Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 20 days
Last games:
Copa del Rey · Quarter finals
FC Barcelona vs Real Zaragoza
FC Barcelona vs Real Zaragoza
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2-1 | ![]() |
Messi, 90′
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01-02-2006
EFL Cup · Round of 16
Southend United FC vs Manchester Utd
Southend United FC vs Manchester Utd
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1-0 | ![]() |
C. Ronaldo, 90′
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08-11-2006