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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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1,184 player appearances in this view

937 goals · 428 archive-defined assists · 97,411 source-reported playing minutes.

Showing 551–600 of 1,184. Definitions, coverage and checks · Appearance reuse policy

One row per player appearance. Dates use the match date, not the report publication date.
DatePlayer / teamOpponentCompetitionGoalsAssistsMinutesSource
2016-04-23Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga1190Archive
2016-04-20Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga1290Archive
2016-04-17Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga1090Archive
2016-04-13Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2016-04-09Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga0090Archive
2016-04-05Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2016-04-02Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2016-03-30Messi
Argentina		BoliviaWorld Cup Qualifiers1090Archive
2016-03-25Messi
Argentina		ChileWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2016-03-20Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0090Archive
2016-03-16Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League1090Archive
2016-03-12Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1390Archive
2016-03-06Messi
Barcelona		EibarLaLiga2090Archive
2016-03-03Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga3090Archive
2016-02-28Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2016-02-23Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League2090Archive
2016-02-20Messi
Barcelona		Las PalmasLaLiga0090Archive
2016-02-17Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga2090Archive
2016-02-14Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga1290Archive
2016-02-07Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga0190Archive
2016-02-03Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaCopa del Rey3090Archive
2016-01-30Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2016-01-27Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoCopa del Rey0190Archive
2016-01-23Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga1090Archive
2016-01-17Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1045Archive
2016-01-13Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolCopa del Rey0190Archive
2016-01-09Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga3090Archive
2016-01-06Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolCopa del Rey2290Archive
2016-01-02Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0090Archive
2015-12-30Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga1090Archive
2015-12-20Messi
Barcelona		River PlateFIFA Club World Cup1090Archive
2015-12-12Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga1190Archive
2015-12-09Messi
Barcelona		Bayer LeverkusenChampions League1090Archive
2015-12-05Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0190Archive
2015-11-28Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga1090Archive
2015-11-24Messi
Barcelona		RomaChampions League2190Archive
2015-11-21Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0034 (sub)Archive
2015-09-26Messi
Barcelona		Las PalmasLaLiga0010Archive
2015-09-23Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga0190Archive
2015-09-20Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga2190Archive
2015-09-16Messi
Barcelona		RomaChampions League0090Archive
2015-09-12Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1030 (sub)Archive
2015-09-09Messi
Argentina		MexicoFriendly1090Archive
2015-09-04Messi
Argentina		BoliviaFriendly2025 (sub)Archive
2015-08-29Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga0090Archive
2015-08-23Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0090Archive
2015-08-17Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoSupercopa de España1090Archive
2015-08-14Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoSupercopa de España0090Archive
2015-08-11Messi
Barcelona		SevillaUEFA Super Cup20120Archive
2015-07-04Messi
Argentina		ChileCopa América00120Archive

* 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 2026-11-05T17:59:20+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’s play-off form: what five games tell us

GOAL sees Messi peaking before the play-offs. Our latest five-game samples add context, with different cutoffs for each player.

Our take: Our archive shows three goals for Messi and six for Ronaldo across each player’s latest five recorded appearances, ending on 1 November and 29 October respectively. The different cutoffs and competitions make this a defined recent-form snapshot, not a prediction. Inspect Messi’s recent appearances → Inspect Ronaldo’s recent appearances →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Analysis · recent archived appearances, different cutoffs; no play-off result predicted

Full report · GOAL · Tom Hindle’s analysis via Yahoo Sports

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Ronaldo announces retirement from Portugal duty

UEFA now records Ronaldo’s Portugal retirement; Reuters says a possible farewell on the pitch remains unclear.

Our take: In our ledger, Ronaldo’s 146 Portugal goals are 20 above Messi’s 126 Argentina goals. If he plays only club football from here, the 15 he still needs for 1,000 must come in eligible club matches. Ronaldo’s Portugal goals → Follow the Race to 1,000 →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Retirement corroborated by UEFA and the Saudi Pro League · any farewell appearance remains unconfirmed

Full report · UEFA · international scoring record

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