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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 651–700 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
2014-11-05Messi
Barcelona		AjaxChampions League2090Archive
2014-11-01Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga0090Archive
2014-10-25Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2014-10-21Messi
Barcelona		AjaxChampions League1166Archive
2014-10-18Messi
Barcelona		EibarLaLiga1190Archive
2014-10-14Messi
Argentina		Hong KongFriendly2130 (sub)Archive
2014-10-11Messi
Argentina		BrazilFriendly0090Archive
2014-10-04Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga1090Archive
2014-09-30Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1090Archive
2014-09-27Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga2290Archive
2014-09-24Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga0090Archive
2014-09-21Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga1290Archive
2014-09-17Messi
Barcelona		APOELChampions League0190Archive
2014-09-13Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0290Archive
2014-08-31Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0090Archive
2014-08-24Messi
Barcelona		ElcheLaLiga2090Archive
2014-07-13Messi
Argentina		GermanyWorld Cup00120Archive
2014-07-09Messi
Argentina		NetherlandsWorld Cup00120Archive
2014-07-05Messi
Argentina		BelgiumWorld Cup0090Archive
2014-07-01Messi
Argentina		SwitzerlandWorld Cup01120Archive
2014-06-25Messi
Argentina		NigeriaWorld Cup2063Archive
2014-06-21Messi
Argentina		IranWorld Cup1090Archive
2014-06-16Messi
Argentina		Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorld Cup1090Archive
2014-06-07Messi
Argentina		SloveniaFriendly1033 (sub)Archive
2014-06-04Messi
Argentina		Trinidad and TobagoFriendly0090Archive
2014-05-17Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga0190Archive
2014-05-11Messi
Barcelona		ElcheLaLiga0090Archive
2014-05-03Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1090Archive
2014-04-27Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga1090Archive
2014-04-20Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1090Archive
2014-04-16Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridCopa del Rey0090Archive
2014-04-12Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga0090Archive
2014-04-09Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2014-04-05Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga2090Archive
2014-04-01Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridChampions League0090Archive
2014-03-29Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga1090Archive
2014-03-26Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga1090Archive
2014-03-23Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga3190Archive
2014-03-16Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga3190Archive
2014-03-12Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League1090Archive
2014-03-08Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga0090Archive
2014-03-05Messi
Argentina		RomaniaFriendly0090Archive
2014-03-02Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga1090Archive
2014-02-22Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga1090Archive
2014-02-18Messi
Barcelona		Manchester CityChampions League1090Archive
2014-02-15Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga2174Archive
2014-02-12Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadCopa del Rey1090Archive
2014-02-09Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga2190Archive
2014-02-05Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadCopa del Rey0090Archive
2014-02-01Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga1190Archive

* 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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