in ‘El Clásico’ while both played in Spain

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	32	20	11	0.63	0.34	0.97
Totals	32	20	11	0.63	0.34	0.97

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Real Madrid	30	18	1	0.60	0.03	0.63
Totals	30	18	1	0.60	0.03	0.63

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

La Liga ·
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid CF

	2-2
Messi, 90′

06-05-2018

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La Liga ·
FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid

	2-2
		C. Ronaldo, 45′

06-05-2018

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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 0

32 games played +2

30-2

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

20 goals +2

18-2

0.63 goals per game +5%

0.60-5%

14 goals without penalties 0

70.00% -8%

77.78% goals without penalties+8%

6 penalty goals +2

4-2

30.00% penalty goals +8%

22.22%-8%

2 direct free-kick goals +100%

0-2

143′+1%

Scores every 141′-1%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

31 total contributions +12

19-12

11 assists (Opta™ criteria) +10

1-10

12 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +11

1-11

Assists every 259′ -90%

2538′+878%

Goal contribution every 92′ -31%

134′+45%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

5 finals played +1

4-1

1 -2

3 finals won+2

4 +3

1 finals lost-3

6 goals in finals +1

5-1

2 assists in finals +100%

0-2

0.75 -10%

0.83 goals per game in finals+11%

125′+24%

Scores in finals every 101′-19%

Assists in finals every 375′

–-100%

Goal contribution in finals every 94′ -7%

101′+8%

in 'El Clásico' while both played in Spain: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In these games, Messi has 20 goals and 11 assists in 32 games (0.63 goals per game), and Ronaldo 18 goals and 1 assist in 30 games (0.60). Messi has more goals and also more assists. Titles: Messi 24, Ronaldo 17.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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