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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi and Ronaldo in knockout games by calendar year

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

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
200404-4
200509-9
200619-8
2007412-8
2008414-10
2009816-8
20101017-7
201119190
20122620+6
20132721+6
20143127+4
20154429+15
20165632+24
20176034+26
20186936+33
20197637+39
20207837+41
20218438+46
20228839+49
20239140+51
20249441+53

Distribution by year

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
20044-4
20055-5
20061+1
2007330
20082-2
200942+2
201021+1
201192+7
201271+6
2013110
201446-2
2015132+11
2016123+9
201742+2
201892+7
201971+6
20202+2
202161+5
202241+3
202331+2
202431+2