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Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo
Skills radar
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Skills radar of Messi and Ronaldo
Goalscoring efficiency
Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League
| Player | Games | Left foot | Right foot | Header | Inside the box | Outside the box | Open play | Counter attack | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 671 | 498/2724 | 18.28% | 78/335 | 23.28% | 20/148 | 13.51% | 477/1834 | 26.01% | 120/1377 | 8.71% | 417/2213 | 18.84% | 33/111 | 29.73% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 636 | 101/837 | 12.07% | 386/2436 | 15.85% | 94/525 | 17.9% | 509/2232 | 22.8% | 73/1572 | 4.64% | 322/2461 | 13.08% | 49/224 | 21.88% |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025
How do they score?
Data from entire career and all competitions
| Player | Games | Home | Away | Neutral field | Right foot | Left foot | Header | Other parts | Penalty | Free kick | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 40 | 7/20 | 35% | 13/20 | 65% | 0/20 | 0% | 1/20 | 5% | 18/20 | 90% | 1/20 | 5% | 0/20 | 0% | 3/20 | 15% | 1/20 | 5% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 50 | 24/34 | 70.59% | 8/34 | 23.53% | 2/34 | 5.88% | 20/34 | 58.82% | 7/34 | 20.59% | 6/34 | 17.65% | 1/34 | 2.94% | 4/34 | 11.76% | 5/34 | 14.71% |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/12/2008
Passing accuracy (%)
Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League
| Player | Games | Long pass | Short pass | Cross | Corner | Free kick | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 671 | 1439/1985 | 72.49% | 30201/35679 | 84.65% | 319/1376 | 23.18% | 630/1055 | 59.72% | 710/855 | 83.04% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 636 | 378/528 | 71.59% | 16173/19838 | 81.53% | 190/1043 | 18.22% | 38/43 | 88.37% | 108/123 | 87.8% |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025
Assists type
Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League
| Player | Games | Cross | Corner | Throughball | Free kick | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 671 | 25/252 | 9.92% | 8/252 | 3.17% | 85/252 | 33.73% | 15/252 | 5.95% | 136/252 | 53.97% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 636 | 15/148 | 10.14% | 0/148 | 0% | 17/148 | 11.49% | 2/148 | 1.35% | 116/148 | 78.38% |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025
Key passes type
Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League
| Player | Games | Cross | Corner | Throughball | Free kick | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 671 | 213/1541 | 13.82% | 104/1541 | 6.75% | 306/1541 | 19.86% | 94/1541 | 6.1% | 979/1541 | 63.53% |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 636 | 116/978 | 11.86% | 0/978 | 0% | 61/978 | 6.24% | 9/978 | 0.92% | 796/978 | 81.39% |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025
Defensive skills
Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League
| Player | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Clearances | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 671 | 128 | 207 | 7 | 175 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 636 | 58 | 165 | 383 | 164 |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025
Disciplinary record
Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:
Copa América, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Major League Soccer, Premier League, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League
| Player | Games | Fouls commited | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Messi | 671 | 375 | 59 | 1 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 636 | 457 | 80 | 5 |
Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 29/05/2025
