Messi vs Ronaldo in national leagues in 2006

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	16	8	1	0.50	0.06	0.56
Totals	16	8	1	0.50	0.06	0.56

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Manchester Utd	36	18	6	0.50	0.17	0.67
Totals	36	18	6	0.50	0.17	0.67

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

La Liga ·
FC Barcelona vs Real Zaragoza

	3-1
Messi, 23′

12-11-2006

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Premier League ·
Manchester Utd vs Reading FC

	3-2
C. Ronaldo, 78′

30-12-2006

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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

2 seasons 0

16 -20

36 games played+20

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

8 -10

18 goals+10

0.50 goals per game 0%

8 -10

18 goals without penalties+10

100.00% goals without penalties 0%

0 penalty goals +0%

0.00% penalty goals 0%

0 -2

2 direct free-kick goals

Scores every 129′ -23%

167′+29%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

9 -15

24 total contributions+15

1 -5

6 assists (Opta™ criteria)+5

1 -7

8 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria)+7

1036′+106%

Assists every 502′-52%

Goal contribution every 115′ -8%

126′+9%

Titles

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1/2 titles won +1

0/2-1

Messi vs Ronaldo in national leagues in 2006: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 8 goals and 1 assist in 16 games (0.50 goals per game), and Ronaldo 18 goals and 6 assists in 36 games (0.50). Ronaldo has more goals and also more assists. Titles: Messi 1, Ronaldo 0.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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