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Assists (Opta™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in knockouts of the Champions League after turning 30 years old

Opta stands out as the most reliable statistics hub and serves as the de facto ‘official’ statistics provider in football. They furnish data to esteemed platforms such as the BBC, the Premier League, WhoScored, Squawka, and numerous other prominent media outlets.

Below is Opta’s interpretation of an assist:

The final touch (pass, pass-cum-shot or any other touch) leading to the recipient of the ball scoring a goal. If the final touch is deflected by an opposition player, the initiator is only given a goal assist if the receiving player was likely to receive the ball without the deflection having taken place. Own goals, directly taken free kicks, direct corner goals and penalties do not get an assist awarded.

Cumulative distribution

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
3012-1
31330
3234-1
3336-3
3436-3
3536-3
3637-4
3737-4

Assists type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Distribution by age

PeriodLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoDifference
3012-1
3121+1
321-1
332-2
340
350
361-1
370
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
FC Barcelona 15 12 3 0.80 0.20 1.00
PSG 4 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Totals 19 12 3 0.63 0.16 0.79
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi 38 years, 2 months, 0 days
Totals Per game
Team Games Goals Assists Goals Assists Contrib.
Real Madrid 23 24 6 1.04 0.26 1.30
Juventus 8 7 1 0.88 0.13 1.00
Manchester Utd 2 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Totals 33 31 7 0.94 0.21 1.15
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo 40 years, 6 months, 19 days

Last games:

UEFA Champions League · Round of 16
Bayern München vs PSG
Bayern München 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain
 
Messi, 90′
 
08-03-2023
UEFA Champions League · Round of 16
Manchester Utd vs Atletico Madrid
Manchester United 0-1 Atlético de Madrid
C. Ronaldo, 90′
 
 
15-03-2022