Messi vs Ronaldo in finals in the 2008-2009 season

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	2	2	1	1.00	0.50	1.50
Totals	2	2	1	1.00	0.50	1.50

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Manchester Utd	3	0	1	0.00	0.33	0.33
Totals	3	0	1	0.00	0.33	0.33

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

UEFA Champions League · Final
Manchester United FC vs FC Barcelona

	0-2
		Messi, 90′

27-05-2009

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UEFA Champions League · Final
FC Barcelona vs Manchester Utd

	2-0
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

27-05-2009

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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

1 seasons 0

2 -1

3 games played+1

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 goals +100%

0-2

1.00 goals per game +100%

0.00-100%

2 goals without penalties +100%

0-2

100.00% goals without penalties +100%

0.00%-100%

0 penalty goals +0%

0.00% -100%

100.00% penalty goals+100%

0 direct free-kick goals +0%

Scores every 90′

–-100%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

3 total contributions +2

1-2

1 assists (Opta™ criteria) 0

1 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) 0

Assists every 180′ -40%

300′+67%

Goal contribution every 60′ -80%

300′+400%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 -1

3 finals played+1

2 finals won 0

0 -1

1 finals lost+1

2 goals in finals +100%

0-2

1 assists in finals 0

1.00 goals per game in finals +100%

0.00-100%

Scores in finals every 90′

–-100%

Assists in finals every 180′ -40%

300′+67%

Goal contribution in finals every 60′ -80%

300′+400%

Finals Breakdown by Tournament

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

(12) Supercopas Nacionales (10)

VVVVDVDVDVDV

VDVDVVDVDD

(10) Copas Nacionales (10)

VDVDVVVVDV

VDVDVVDDVD

(3) Champions League (6)

VVV

VDVVVV

(5) Eurocopa/Copa América (2)

DDDVV

(3) Mundial de Clubes (4)

VVV

VVVV

(4) Supercopa de Europa (2)

DVVV

(2) Copas Internacionales (2)

(3) Mundial (0)

DVD

(0) UEFA Nations League (2)

(1) Campeones Cup (0)

(1) Copa de Campeones Conmebol-UEFA (0)

(1) Juegos Olímpicos (0)

(1) MLS Conference Cup (0)

(1) MLS Cup (0)

(1) Mundial Sub 20 (0)

Every final played by Messi and Ronaldo

Messi

2 games in finals, 2 goals and 1 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
27 May 2009	FC Barcelona	Manchester United FC	UEFA Champions League · Final	2-0	1
13 May 2009	FC Barcelona	Athletic Club	Copa del Rey · Final	4-1	1	1

Ronaldo

3 games in finals, 0 goals and 1 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Assists
27 May 2009	Manchester Utd	FC Barcelona	UEFA Champions League · Final	0-2
1 Mar 2009	Manchester Utd	Tottenham Hotspur FC	EFL Cup · Final	0-0
21 Dec 2008	Manchester Utd	Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito	FIFA Club World Cup · Final	1-0	1

Messi vs Ronaldo in finals in the 2008-2009 season: key facts

How do Messi and Ronaldo perform in finals?

Messi has played 2 finals with 2 goals and 1 assist; Ronaldo has played 3 finals with 0 goals and 1 assist.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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