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Assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in National Team official games in 2021
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/2021 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 
Distribution by season
| Period | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Difference | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/2021 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 
| Totals | Per game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. | 
| Argentina | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.88 | 
| Totals | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.88 | 
 
                	Lionel Messi            38 years, 4 months, 5 days        
                                        	
| Totals | Per game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Contrib. | 
| Portugal | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 1.09 | 
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1.00 | 0.09 | 1.09 | 
 
                	Cristiano Ronaldo            40 years, 8 months, 24 days        
                                                Last games:
FIFA World Cup Qualifier · Group stage
Argentina vs Brazil
Argentina vs Brazil
|  | 0-0 |  | 
| Messi, 90′ | ||
16-11-2021
FIFA World Cup Qualifier · Group stage
Portugal vs Serbia
Portugal vs Serbia
|  | 1-2 |  | 
| C. Ronaldo, 90′ | ||
14-11-2021


