in national cups while both played in Spain

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	52	39	27	0.75	0.52	1.27
Totals	52	39	27	0.75	0.52	1.27

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Real Madrid	30	22	3	0.73	0.10	0.83
Totals	30	22	3	0.73	0.10	0.83

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

Copa del Rey · Final
Sevilla FC vs FC Barcelona

	0-5
		Messi, 90′

21-04-2018

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Copa del Rey · Quarter finals
Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid

	2-2
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

25-01-2017

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Timeframe

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

39 years, 4 months, 11 days-869 days

41 years, 8 months, 30 days+869 days

9 seasons +3

6-3

52 games played +22

30-22

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

39 goals +17

22-17

0.75 goals per game +3%

0.73-3%

37 goals without penalties +18

19-18

94.87% goals without penalties +9%

86.36%-9%

2 -1

3 penalty goals+1

5.13% -9%

13.64% penalty goals+9%

3 direct free-kick goals +1

2-1

Scores every 111′ -5%

117′+5%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

66 total contributions +41

25-41

27 assists (Opta™ criteria) +24

3-24

29 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +26

3-26

Assists every 161′ -81%

857′+433%

Goal contribution every 66′ -36%

103′+56%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

7 finals played +5

2-5

5 finals won +4

1-4

2 +1

1 finals lost-1

5 goals in finals +3

2-3

5 assists in finals +100%

0-5

0.71 -29%

1.00 goals per game in finals+41%

138′+18%

Scores in finals every 117′-15%

Assists in finals every 138′

–-100%

Goal contribution in finals every 69′ -41%

117′+70%

Titles

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

5/9 titles won +3

2/6-3

in national cups while both played in Spain: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 39 goals and 27 assists in 52 games (0.75 goals per game), and Ronaldo 22 goals and 3 assists in 30 games (0.73). Messi has more goals and also more assists. Titles: Messi 5, Ronaldo 2.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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