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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in knockout games in 2008
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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2007/2008 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
2008/2009 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Distribution by season
Period | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Difference |
---|---|---|---|
2007/2008 | 1 | -1 | |
2008/2009 | 1 | -1 |
Totals | Per game | |||||
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Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
FC Barcelona | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
Totals | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.38 |

Lionel Messi 38 years, 1 month, 28 days
Totals | Per game | |||||
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Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. |
Manchester Utd | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.08 | 0.75 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Totals | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0.62 | 0.08 | 0.69 |

Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 16 days
Last games:
FIFA Club World Cup · Final
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito vs Manchester Utd
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito vs Manchester Utd
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C. Ronaldo, 90′
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21-12-2008