Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in european clubs while both played in Spain

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2009/2010	10	8	+2
2010/2011	22	17	+5
2011/2012	34	26	+8
2012/2013	52	36	+16
2013/2014	59	47	+12
2014/2015	70	53	+17
2015/2016	77	61	+16
2016/2017	91	67	+24
2017/2018	98	78	+20

Distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2009/2010	10	8	+2
2010/2011	12	9	+3
2011/2012	12	9	+3
2012/2013	18	10	+8
2013/2014	7	11	-4
2014/2015	11	6	+5
2015/2016	7	8	-1
2016/2017	14	6	+8
2017/2018	7	11	-4

Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in european clubs while both played in Spain without penalties

Cumulative distribution without penalties

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2009/2010	9	8	+1
2010/2011	18	14	+4
2011/2012	25	19	+6
2012/2013	42	27	+15
2013/2014	46	34	+12
2014/2015	54	38	+16
2015/2016	58	44	+14
2016/2017	65	48	+17
2017/2018	72	55	+17

Distribution by season without penalties

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2009/2010	9	8	+1
2010/2011	9	6	+3
2011/2012	7	5	+2
2012/2013	17	8	+9
2013/2014	4	7	-3
2014/2015	8	4	+4
2015/2016	4	6	-2
2016/2017	7	4	+3
2017/2018	7	7	0