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Goals of Messi and Ronaldo in Champions League before turning 30 years old by calendar year

Cumulative distribution

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0
2005	1	0	+1
2006	2	0	+2
2007	6	8	-2
2008	13	11	+2
2009	19	21	-2
2010	31	26	+5
2011	43	31	+12
2012	56	44	+12
2013	65	59	+6
2014	75	72	+3
2015	80	72	+8
2016	93	72	+21
2017	94	72	+22

How do they score?

Player	Games	Home		Away		Neutral field		Right foot		Left foot		Header		Other parts		Penalty		Free kick
Leo Messi	115	52/94	55.32%	40/94	42.55%	2/94	2.13%	14/94	14.89%	76/94	80.85%	4/94	4.26%	0/94	0%	11/94	11.7%	2/94	2.13%
Cristiano Ronaldo	109	33/72	45.83%	37/72	51.39%	2/72	2.78%	52/72	72.22%	11/72	15.28%	9/72	12.5%	0/72	0%	8/72	11.11%	9/72	12.5%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 19/04/2017

Distribution by year

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003			0
2004			0
2005	1		+1
2006	1		+1
2007	4	8	-4
2008	7	3	+4
2009	6	10	-4
2010	12	5	+7
2011	12	5	+7
2012	13	13	0
2013	9	15	-6
2014	10	13	-3
2015	5		+5
2016	13		+13
2017	1		+1

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	7	-2
2008	12	10	+2
2009	18	20	-2
2010	30	24	+6
2011	39	28	+11
2012	50	40	+10
2013	58	54	+4
2014	67	64	+3
2015	72	64	+8
2016	83	64	+19
2017	83	64	+19

Distribution by year (Without penalties)

Period	Lionel Messi	Cristiano Ronaldo	Difference
2003			0
2004			0
2005	1		+1
2006	1		+1
2007	3	7	-4
2008	7	3	+4
2009	6	10	-4
2010	12	4	+8
2011	9	4	+5
2012	11	12	-1
2013	8	14	-6
2014	9	10	-1
2015	5		+5
2016	11		+11
2017			0