Messi vs Ronaldo against english teams

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	34	26	6	0.76	0.18	0.94
PSG	2	1	0	0.50	0.00	0.50
Totals	36	27	6	0.75	0.17	0.92

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Real Madrid	13	8	0	0.62	0.00	0.62
Juventus	2	1	0	0.50	0.00	0.50
Manchester Utd	278	123	45	0.44	0.16	0.60
Totals	293	132	45	0.45	0.15	0.60

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

UEFA Champions League · Group stage
Manchester City FC vs PSG

	2-1
		Messi, 90′

24-11-2021

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Premier League ·
Aston Villa FC vs Manchester Utd

	3-1
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

06-11-2022

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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

14 seasons 0

36 -257

293 games played+257

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

27 -105

132 goals+105

0.75 goals per game +67%

0.45-40%

24 -88

112 goals without penalties+88

88.89% goals without penalties +4%

84.85%-4%

3 -17

20 penalty goals+17

11.11% -4%

15.15% penalty goals+4%

1 -12

13 direct free-kick goals+12

Scores every 114′ -32%

168′+47%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

33 -144

177 total contributions+144

6 -39

45 assists (Opta™ criteria)+39

8 -50

58 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria)+50

513′+4%

Assists every 494′-4%

Goal contribution every 93′ -26%

125′+34%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 -7

9 finals played+7

2 -5

7 finals won+5

0 -2

2 finals lost+2

2 -1

3 goals in finals+1

0 assists in finals +0%

1.00 goals per game in finals +203%

0.33-67%

Scores in finals every 90′ -68%

285′+216%

Assists in finals every 0′

Goal contribution in finals every 90′ -68%

285′+216%

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 0 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
28 May 2011	FC Barcelona	Manchester United FC	UEFA Champions League · Final	3-1	1
27 May 2009	FC Barcelona	Manchester United FC	UEFA Champions League · Final	2-0	1

Ronaldo

9 games in finals, 3 goals and 0 assists

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals
26 May 2018	Real Madrid	Liverpool FC	UEFA Champions League · Final	3-1
8 Aug 2017	Real Madrid	Manchester United FC	UEFA Super Cup · Final	2-1
1 Mar 2009	Manchester Utd	Tottenham Hotspur FC	EFL Cup · Final	0-0
21 May 2008	Manchester Utd	Chelsea FC	UEFA Champions League · Final	1-1	1
5 Aug 2007	Manchester Utd	Chelsea FC	Community Shield · Final	1-1
19 May 2007	Manchester Utd	Chelsea FC	FA Cup · Final	0-1
26 Feb 2006	Manchester Utd	Wigan Athletic FC	EFL Cup · Final	4-0	1
21 May 2005	Manchester Utd	Arsenal FC	FA Cup · Final	0-0
22 May 2004	Manchester Utd	Millwall FC	FA Cup · Final	3-0	1

Messi vs Ronaldo against english teams: key facts

How do Messi and Ronaldo perform in finals?

Messi has played 2 finals with 2 goals and 0 assists; Ronaldo has played 9 finals with 3 goals and 0 assists.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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