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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 151–200 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
2014-11-04Ronaldo
Real Madrid		LiverpoolChampions League0090Archive
2014-10-22Ronaldo
Real Madrid		LiverpoolChampions League1075Archive
2014-10-21Messi
Barcelona		AjaxChampions League1166Archive
2014-10-01Ronaldo
Real Madrid		LudogoretsChampions League1090Archive
2014-09-30Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1090Archive
2014-09-17Messi
Barcelona		APOELChampions League0190Archive
2014-09-16Ronaldo
Real Madrid		FC BaselChampions League1190Archive
2014-05-24Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Atletico MadridChampions League11120Archive
2014-04-29Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League2090Archive
2014-04-23Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League0073Archive
2014-04-09Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2014-04-02Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League1080Archive
2014-04-01Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2014-03-18Ronaldo
Real Madrid		SchalkeChampions League2090Archive
2014-03-12Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League1090Archive
2014-02-26Ronaldo
Real Madrid		SchalkeChampions League2190Archive
2014-02-18Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League1090Archive
2013-12-10Ronaldo
Real Madrid		FC CopenhagenChampions League1090Archive
2013-11-06Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League2090Archive
2013-11-05Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League1190Archive
2013-10-23Ronaldo
Real Madrid		JuventusChampions League2090Archive
2013-10-22Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League1090Archive
2013-10-02Ronaldo
Real Madrid		FC CopenhagenChampions League2090Archive
2013-09-18Messi
Barcelona		AjaxChampions League3090Archive
2013-09-17Ronaldo
Real Madrid		GalatasarayChampions League3190Archive
2013-04-30Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League0090Archive
2013-04-24Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League1090Archive
2013-04-23Messi
Barcelona		Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2013-04-10Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0028 (sub)Archive
2013-04-09Ronaldo
Real Madrid		GalatasarayChampions League2090Archive
2013-04-03Ronaldo
Real Madrid		GalatasarayChampions League1090Archive
2013-04-02Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1045Archive
2013-03-12Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League2090Archive
2013-03-05Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Manchester UnitedChampions League1090Archive
2013-02-20Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League0090Archive
2013-02-13Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Manchester UnitedChampions League1090Archive
2012-12-05Messi
Barcelona		BenficaChampions League0028 (sub)Archive
2012-12-04Ronaldo
Real Madrid		AjaxChampions League1190Archive
2012-11-21Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Manchester CityChampions League0090Archive
2012-11-20Messi
Barcelona		Spartak MoscowChampions League2090Archive
2012-11-07Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League1090Archive
2012-11-06Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League0090Archive
2012-10-24Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Borussia DortmundChampions League1090Archive
2012-10-23Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League0090Archive
2012-10-03Ronaldo
Real Madrid		AjaxChampions League3090Archive
2012-10-02Messi
Barcelona		BenficaChampions League0290Archive
2012-09-19Messi
Barcelona		Spartak MoscowChampions League2090Archive
2012-09-18Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Manchester CityChampions League1090Archive
2012-04-25Ronaldo
Real Madrid		Bayern MunichChampions League20120Archive
2012-04-24Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0190Archive

* 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 2026-11-04T11:08:01+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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