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Messi vs Ronaldo Match History — Every Appearance

Explore Messi and Ronaldo matches, including zero-goal games, with assists, playing minutes, competitions and source links.

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346 player appearances in this view

269 goals · 81 archive-defined assists · 29,521 source-reported playing minutes. A match in which both players appeared has one record for each player.

Showing 51–100 of 346. Definitions, coverage and checks · Appearance reuse policy

One row per player appearance. Dates use the match date, not the report publication date.
DatePlayer / teamOpponentCompetitionGoalsAssistsMinutesSource
2019-05-01Messi
Barcelona		LiverpoolChampions League2090Archive
2019-04-16Messi
Barcelona		Manchester UnitedChampions League2090Archive
2019-04-16Ronaldo
Juventus FC		AjaxChampions League1090Archive
2019-04-10Messi
Barcelona		Manchester UnitedChampions League0090Archive
2019-04-10Ronaldo
Juventus FC		AjaxChampions League1090Archive
2019-03-13Messi
Barcelona		LyonChampions League2290Archive
2019-03-12Ronaldo
Juventus FC		Atletico MadridChampions League3090Archive
2019-02-20Ronaldo
Juventus FC		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2019-02-19Messi
Barcelona		LyonChampions League0090Archive
2018-12-12Ronaldo
Juventus FC		Young BoysChampions League0190Archive
2018-12-11Messi
Barcelona		Tottenham HotspurChampions League0027 (sub)Archive
2018-11-28Messi
Barcelona		PSV EindhovenChampions League1190Archive
2018-11-27Ronaldo
Juventus FC		ValenciaChampions League0190Archive
2018-11-07Ronaldo
Juventus FC		Manchester UnitedChampions League1090Archive
2018-10-23Ronaldo
Juventus FC		Manchester UnitedChampions League0090Archive
2018-10-03Messi
Barcelona		Tottenham HotspurChampions League2090Archive
2018-09-19Ronaldo
Juventus FC		ValenciaChampions League0029Archive
2018-09-18Messi
Barcelona		PSV EindhovenChampions League3090Archive
2018-05-26Ronaldo
Real Madrid		LiverpoolChampions League0090Archive
2018-05-01Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2018-04-25Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2018-04-11Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League1090Archive
2018-04-10Messi
Barcelona		RomaChampions League0090Archive
2018-04-04Messi
Barcelona		RomaChampions League0090Archive
2018-04-03Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League2190Archive
2018-03-14Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League2190Archive
2018-03-06Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1190Archive
2018-02-20Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League1090Archive
2018-02-14Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League2090Archive
2017-12-06Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League1090Archive
2017-12-05Messi
Barcelona		Sporting CPChampions League0030 (sub)Archive
2017-11-22Messi
Barcelona		JuventusChampions League0034 (sub)Archive
2017-11-21Ronaldo
Real Madrid		APOELChampions League2190Archive
2017-11-01Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Tottenham HotspurChampions League1090Archive
2017-10-31Messi
Barcelona		OlympiacosChampions League0090Archive
2017-10-18Messi
Barcelona		OlympiacosChampions League1190Archive
2017-10-17Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Tottenham HotspurChampions League1090Archive
2017-09-27Messi
Barcelona		Sporting CPChampions League0090Archive
2017-09-26Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League2090Archive
2017-09-13Ronaldo
Real Madrid		APOELChampions League2090Archive
2017-09-12Messi
Barcelona		JuventusChampions League2090Archive
2017-06-03Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League2090Archive
2017-05-10Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2017-05-02Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Atletico MadridChampions League3090Archive
2017-04-19Messi
Barcelona		JuventusChampions League0090Archive
2017-04-18Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League30120Archive
2017-04-12Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League2090Archive
2017-04-11Messi
Barcelona		JuventusChampions League0090Archive
2017-03-08Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1090Archive
2017-03-07Ronaldo
Real Madrid		NapoliChampions League0090Archive

* Ronaldo’s Al Faisaly goal follows league credit, which differs from the source archive. Playing-time figures retain the archive’s convention. Read the differences.

Coverage and sources

Senior competitive club goals and senior internationals, including international friendlies. Youth, Olympic, club-friendly and shootout goals are excluded. Includes the Arab Club Champions Cup.

Latest recorded goal: Messi 2026-11-01 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Matches checked through: Messi 2026-11-01 · Ronaldo 2026-10-29. Checked 2026-11-03T18:08:03+00:00. A separate reviewed match archive now supplies zero-goal appearances, assists and minutes with its own coverage and definition. Complete career finish-type and goal-minute breakdowns remain unavailable; selected primary-source event fields can be inspected in the comparison workspace. Methodology · CSV

Imported historical match records, supplemented by club and league reports and attributed reporting. This is a dated record, not a live score.

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LIONEL MESSI

Messi absent from Argentina’s November squad

AFA’s official squad omits Messi after his international farewell; Argentina prepare for November friendlies.

Our take: Our ledger has Messi on 126 Argentina goals and Ronaldo on 146 for Portugal: a gap of 20, compared with 48 across their whole careers. Club goals can move the Race to 1,000, but they do not alter the international comparison. Messi’s Argentina goals → Ronaldo’s Portugal goals →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Official AFA squad graphic inspected · country and career goal scopes reviewed

Full report · AFA · official November squad list

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Ronaldo keeps streak record as Kane’s run ends

UEFA confirms Kane did not score in Bayern’s win at Atlético, ending his run short of Ronaldo’s record.

Our take: Counting appearances in our archive, Ronaldo’s longest Champions League scoring run is 11 matches, compared with Messi’s 5. This counts successive appearances, so it should not be confused with goals in successive team fixtures or a single-season scoring record. Compare Champions League goals → Inspect Messi’s 2016 Champions League appearances →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Official UEFA update · completed match and own archive calculation reviewed

Full report · UEFA · Champions League scoring-streak record

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