Messi vs Ronaldo in Champions League in the 2008-2009 season

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	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
FC Barcelona	12	9	5	0.75	0.42	1.17
Totals	12	9	5	0.75	0.42	1.17

Summary

Lionel Messi 39 years, 4 months, 11 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Manchester Utd	12	4	2	0.33	0.17	0.50
Totals	12	4	2	0.33	0.17	0.50

Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo 41 years, 8 months, 30 days

Last games:

UEFA Champions League · Final
Manchester United FC vs FC Barcelona

	0-2
		Messi, 90′

27-05-2009

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UEFA Champions League · Final
FC Barcelona vs Manchester Utd

	2-0
		C. Ronaldo, 90′

27-05-2009

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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

1 seasons 0

12 games played 0

Goals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

9 goals +5

4-5

0.75 goals per game +127%

0.33-56%

9 goals without penalties +5

4-5

100.00% goals without penalties 0%

0 penalty goals +0%

0.00% penalty goals 0%

0 -1

1 direct free-kick goals

Scores every 103′ -59%

252′+145%

Goal contribution

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

14 total contributions +8

6-8

5 assists (Opta™ criteria) +3

2-3

5 assists (Transfermarkt™ criteria) +2

3-2

Assists every 185′ -63%

505′+172%

Goal contribution every 66′ -61%

168′+154%

In finals

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1 finals played 0

1 finals won +1

0-1

0 -1

1 finals lost+1

1 goals in finals +100%

0-1

0 assists in finals +0%

1.00 goals per game in finals +100%

0.00-100%

Scores in finals every 90′

–-100%

Assists in finals every 0′

Goal contribution in finals every 90′

–-100%

Titles

Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo

1/1 titles won +1

0/1-1

Game by game: every goal and assist by Messi and Ronaldo

Messi

9 goals and 5 assists in 8 games with a goal or assist

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
27 May 2009	FC Barcelona	Manchester United FC	UEFA Champions League · Final	2-0	1
6 May 2009	FC Barcelona	Chelsea FC	UEFA Champions League · Semifinals	1-1		1
8 Apr 2009	FC Barcelona	Bayern München	UEFA Champions League · Quarter finals	4-0	2	1
11 Mar 2009	FC Barcelona	Olympique Lyonnais	UEFA Champions League · Round of 16	5-2	1
26 Nov 2008	FC Barcelona	Sporting Club Portugal	UEFA Champions League · Group stage	5-2	1	1
4 Nov 2008	FC Barcelona	FC Basilea	UEFA Champions League · Group stage	1-1	1
22 Oct 2008	FC Barcelona	FC Basilea	UEFA Champions League · Group stage	5-0	1	2
1 Oct 2008	FC Barcelona	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	UEFA Champions League · Group stage	2-1	2

Ronaldo

4 goals and 2 assists in 4 games with a goal or assist

Date	Team	Opponent	Competition	Result	Goals	Assists
5 May 2009	Manchester Utd	Arsenal FC	UEFA Champions League · Semifinals	3-1	2	1
15 Apr 2009	Manchester Utd	FC Porto	UEFA Champions League · Quarter finals	1-0	1
11 Mar 2009	Manchester Utd	Inter Milan	UEFA Champions League · Round of 16	2-0	1
30 Sep 2008	Manchester Utd	Aalborg BK	UEFA Champions League · Group stage	3-0		1

Messi vs Ronaldo in Champions League in the 2008-2009 season: key facts

Who has the better record here, Messi or Ronaldo?

In this competition, Messi has 9 goals and 5 assists in 12 games (0.75 goals per game), and Ronaldo 4 goals and 2 assists in 12 games (0.33). Messi has more goals and also more assists. Titles: Messi 1, Ronaldo 0.

Data updated on 01/11/2026.

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