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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in finals in the 2015-2016 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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2015/2016 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Distribution by season
Period | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Difference |
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2015/2016 | 3 | +3 |
Totals | Per game | |||||
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Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
FC Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 1.20 |
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Totals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 1.00 |

Lionel Messi 38 years, 1 month, 29 days
Totals | Per game | |||||
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Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |

Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 17 days
Last games:
Copa América · Final
Chile vs Argentina
Chile vs Argentina
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Messi, 120′
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Messi
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26-06-2016