Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in club competitions without penalties
Cumulative distribution without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
0
1
-1
2003/2004
0
1
-1
2004/2005
0
2
-2
2005/2006
1
5
-4
2006/2007
5
9
-4
2007/2008
7
16
-9
2008/2009
14
22
-8
2009/2010
23
30
-7
2010/2011
32
36
-4
2011/2012
39
41
-2
2012/2013
56
49
+7
2013/2014
60
56
+4
2014/2015
68
60
+8
2015/2016
72
66
+6
2016/2017
79
70
+9
2017/2018
86
77
+9
2018/2019
94
79
+15
2019/2020
97
81
+16
2020/2021
106
85
+21
2021/2022
107
87
+20
2022/2023
112
87
+25
2023/2024
116
93
+23
2024/2025
127
96
+31
2025/2026
132
100
+32
2026/2027
132
100
+32
Distribution by season without penalties
Period
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Difference
2002/2003
1
-1
2003/2004
0
2004/2005
1
-1
2005/2006
1
3
-2
2006/2007
4
4
0
2007/2008
2
7
-5
2008/2009
7
6
+1
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
2018/2019
8
2
+6
2019/2020
3
2
+1
2020/2021
9
4
+5
2021/2022
1
2
-1
2022/2023
5
+5
2023/2024
4
6
-2
2024/2025
11
3
+8
2025/2026
5
4
+1
2026/2027
0
Braces by Messi vs Ronaldo in club competitions: key facts
Who has more braces, Messi or Ronaldo?
Messi has 169 braces (one every 5.8 games, 137 of them with FC Barcelona) and Ronaldo 148 braces (one every 7.5 games, 78 of them with Real Madrid). Messi leads by 21. Messi's most recent was against Atlanta United on 17 Oct 2026 (2 goals). Ronaldo's most recent was against Damac on 21 May 2026 (2 goals).
