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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 601–650 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
2015-07-01Messi
Argentina
ParaguayCopa América0390Archive
2015-06-27Messi
Argentina
ColombiaCopa América0090Archive
2015-06-20Messi
Argentina
JamaicaCopa América0090Archive
2015-06-17Messi
Argentina
UruguayCopa América0090Archive
2015-06-13Messi
Argentina
ParaguayCopa América1090Archive
2015-06-06Messi
Barcelona
JuventusChampions League0090Archive
2015-05-30Messi
Barcelona
Athletic BilbaoCopa del Rey2090Archive
2015-05-23Messi
Barcelona
Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga2090Archive
2015-05-17Messi
Barcelona
Atletico MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2015-05-12Messi
Barcelona
Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2015-05-09Messi
Barcelona
Real SociedadLaLiga0090Archive
2015-05-06Messi
Barcelona
Bayern MunichChampions League2190Archive
2015-05-02Messi
Barcelona
CordobaLaLiga2190Archive
2015-04-28Messi
Barcelona
GetafeLaLiga2190Archive
2015-04-25Messi
Barcelona
EspanyolLaLiga1090Archive
2015-04-21Messi
Barcelona
Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0090Archive
2015-04-18Messi
Barcelona
ValenciaLaLiga1190Archive
2015-04-15Messi
Barcelona
Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0190Archive
2015-04-11Messi
Barcelona
SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2015-04-08Messi
Barcelona
AlmeriaLaLiga1090Archive
2015-04-05Messi
Barcelona
Celta VigoLaLiga0090Archive
2015-03-22Messi
Barcelona
Real MadridLaLiga0190Archive
2015-03-18Messi
Barcelona
Manchester CityChampions League0190Archive
2015-03-14Messi
Barcelona
EibarLaLiga2090Archive
2015-03-08Messi
Barcelona
Rayo VallecanoLaLiga3190Archive
2015-03-04Messi
Barcelona
VillarrealCopa del Rey0190Archive
2015-02-28Messi
Barcelona
GranadaLaLiga1090Archive
2015-02-24Messi
Barcelona
Manchester CityChampions League0090Archive
2015-02-21Messi
Barcelona
MalagaLaLiga0090Archive
2015-02-15Messi
Barcelona
LevanteLaLiga3190Archive
2015-02-11Messi
Barcelona
VillarrealCopa del Rey1190Archive
2015-02-08Messi
Barcelona
Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1290Archive
2015-02-01Messi
Barcelona
VillarrealLaLiga1090Archive
2015-01-28Messi
Barcelona
Atletico MadridCopa del Rey0090Archive
2015-01-24Messi
Barcelona
ElcheLaLiga2290Archive
2015-01-21Messi
Barcelona
Atletico MadridCopa del Rey1090Archive
2015-01-18Messi
Barcelona
Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga3090Archive
2015-01-11Messi
Barcelona
Atletico MadridLaLiga1190Archive
2015-01-08Messi
Barcelona
ElcheCopa del Rey1290Archive
2015-01-04Messi
Barcelona
Real SociedadLaLiga0045 (sub)Archive
2014-12-20Messi
Barcelona
CordobaLaLiga2090Archive
2014-12-13Messi
Barcelona
GetafeLaLiga0090Archive
2014-12-10Messi
Barcelona
Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1090Archive
2014-12-07Messi
Barcelona
EspanyolLaLiga3090Archive
2014-11-30Messi
Barcelona
ValenciaLaLiga0090Archive
2014-11-25Messi
Barcelona
APOELChampions League3090Archive
2014-11-22Messi
Barcelona
SevillaLaLiga3090Archive
2014-11-18Messi
Argentina
PortugalFriendly0045Archive
2014-11-12Messi
Argentina
CroatiaFriendly1090Archive
2014-11-08Messi
Barcelona
AlmeriaLaLiga0090Archive

* 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 2026-11-06T18:02:18+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 MVP case: assist counts need clear labels

A new Stats Perform preview uses a different assist total from Miami’s official notice and our archive. We explain the limits.

Our take: Our 2026 MLS archive records 26 Messi goals and 13 final-touch assists, or 39 contributions under its definition. Those figures need their stated scope before being used in an MVP comparison, because provider assist counts are not interchangeable. Inspect Messi’s MLS appearances → Read the assist definitions and coverage →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Analysis · source-defined assist counts; recycled endorsement identified, no award result

Full report · Stats Perform · preview published by SoccerNews

CRISTIANO RONALDO

Ronaldo’s club career continues after Portugal exit

AFP reports Mourinho’s response to Ronaldo’s Portugal exit; AP covers Jesus’s squad remarks. Neither confirms a final club season.

Our take: Our ledger splits Ronaldo’s 48-goal career lead into 28 at club level and 20 for his country. He has 839 club goals to Messi’s 811, so future eligible club goals can move that part of the comparison. Compare the club and country scopes → Follow the Race to 1,000 →Analysis uses records reviewed .

Reported · AFP and AP coaching responses; club and international scopes kept separate

Full report · AFP · reporting published by Arab News

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