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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 101–150 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
2017-02-15Ronaldo
Real Madrid		NapoliChampions League0190Archive
2017-02-14Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0090Archive
2016-12-07Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League0090Archive
2016-12-06Messi
Barcelona		Borussia MonchengladbachChampions League1090Archive
2016-11-23Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League2090Archive
2016-11-22Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Sporting CPChampions League0190Archive
2016-11-02Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Legia WarsawChampions League0190Archive
2016-11-01Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League1090Archive
2016-10-19Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League3190Archive
2016-10-18Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Legia WarsawChampions League0290Archive
2016-09-27Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League1090Archive
2016-09-14Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Sporting CPChampions League1090Archive
2016-09-13Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League3190Archive
2016-05-28Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Atletico MadridChampions League00120Archive
2016-05-04Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Manchester CityChampions League0090Archive
2016-04-13Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2016-04-12Ronaldo
Real Madrid		WolfsburgChampions League3090Archive
2016-04-05Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2016-04-05Ronaldo
Real Madrid		WolfsburgChampions League0090Archive
2016-03-16Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League1090Archive
2016-03-08Ronaldo
Real Madrid		RomaChampions League1190Archive
2016-02-23Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League2090Archive
2016-02-17Ronaldo
Real Madrid		RomaChampions League1089Archive
2015-12-09Messi
Barcelona		Bayer LeverkusenChampions League1090Archive
2015-12-08Ronaldo
Real Madrid		MalmoChampions League4190Archive
2015-11-25Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Shakhtar DonetskChampions League2290Archive
2015-11-24Messi
Barcelona		RomaChampions League2190Archive
2015-11-03Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0090Archive
2015-10-21Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0090Archive
2015-09-30Ronaldo
Real Madrid		MalmoChampions League2090Archive
2015-09-16Messi
Barcelona		RomaChampions League0090Archive
2015-09-15Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Shakhtar DonetskChampions League3090Archive
2015-06-06Messi
Barcelona		JuventusChampions League0090Archive
2015-05-13Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League1090Archive
2015-05-12Messi
Barcelona		Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2015-05-06Messi
Barcelona		Bayern MunichChampions League2190Archive
2015-05-05Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League1090Archive
2015-04-22Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Atletico MadridChampions League0190Archive
2015-04-21Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0090Archive
2015-04-15Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0190Archive
2015-04-14Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2015-03-18Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League0190Archive
2015-03-10Ronaldo
Real Madrid		SchalkeChampions League2090Archive
2015-02-24Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League0090Archive
2015-02-18Ronaldo
Real Madrid		SchalkeChampions League1190Archive
2014-12-10Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1090Archive
2014-12-09Ronaldo
Real Madrid		LudogoretsChampions League1090Archive
2014-11-26Ronaldo
Real Madrid		FC BaselChampions League1090Archive
2014-11-25Messi
Barcelona		APOELChampions League3090Archive
2014-11-05Messi
Barcelona		AjaxChampions League2090Archive

* 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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