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Goals of Messi and Ronaldo in the group stage of the Champions League before turning 30 years old by season

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004	0	0	0
2004/2005	0	0	0
2005/2006	1	0	+1
2006/2007	2	0	+2
2007/2008	6	5	+1
2008/2009	11	5	+6
2009/2010	13	11	+2
2010/2011	19	15	+4
2011/2012	25	18	+7
2012/2013	30	24	+6
2013/2014	36	33	+3
2014/2015	44	38	+6
2015/2016	47	38	+9
2016/2017	57	38	+19

How do they score?

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field		Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts		Penalty		Free kick
Leo Messi	57	27/57	47.37%	30/57	52.63%	0/57	0%	9/57	15.79%	45/57	78.95%	3/57	5.26%	0/57	0%	5/57	8.77%	2/57	3.51%
Cristiano Ronaldo	60	15/38	39.47%	23/38	60.53%	0/38	0%	29/38	76.32%	5/38	13.16%	4/38	10.53%	0/38	0%	6/38	15.79%	6/38	15.79%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 06/12/2016

Distribution by season

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003/2004			0
2004/2005			0
2005/2006	1		+1
2006/2007	1		+1
2007/2008	4	5	-1
2008/2009	5		+5
2009/2010	2	6	-4
2010/2011	6	4	+2
2011/2012	6	3	+3
2012/2013	5	6	-1
2013/2014	6	9	-3
2014/2015	8	5	+3
2015/2016	3		+3
2016/2017	10		+10

Cumulative distribution (Without penalties)

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0
2005	1	0	+1
2006	2	0	+2
2007	5	4	+1
2008	10	4	+6
2009	12	10	+2
2010	18	13	+5
2011	22	15	+7
2012	27	21	+6
2013	32	29	+3
2014	40	32	+8
2015	43	32	+11
2016	52	32	+20

Distribution by season (Without penalties)

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003			0
2004			0
2005	1		+1
2006	1		+1
2007	3	4	-1
2008	5		+5
2009	2	6	-4
2010	6	3	+3
2011	4	2	+2
2012	5	6	-1
2013	5	8	-3
2014	8	3	+5
2015	3		+3
2016	9		+9