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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 701–750 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
2014-01-26Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga0190Archive
2014-01-22Messi
Barcelona		LevanteCopa del Rey0390Archive
2014-01-19Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga0090Archive
2014-01-16Messi
Barcelona		GetafeCopa del Rey2090Archive
2014-01-11Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga0045 (sub)Archive
2014-01-08Messi
Barcelona		GetafeCopa del Rey2026 (sub)Archive
2013-11-10Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga0021Archive
2013-11-06Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League2090Archive
2013-11-01Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0090Archive
2013-10-29Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga0190Archive
2013-10-26Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2013-10-22Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League1090Archive
2013-10-19Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga0022 (sub)Archive
2013-09-28Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga1029Archive
2013-09-24Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga1180Archive
2013-09-21Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga0190Archive
2013-09-18Messi
Barcelona		AjaxChampions League3090Archive
2013-09-14Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2013-09-10Messi
Argentina		ParaguayWorld Cup Qualifiers2190Archive
2013-09-01Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga3090Archive
2013-08-28Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridSupercopa de España0090Archive
2013-08-21Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridSupercopa de España0045Archive
2013-08-18Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga2171Archive
2013-06-14Messi
Argentina		GuatemalaFriendly3168Archive
2013-06-11Messi
Argentina		EcuadorWorld Cup Qualifiers0030 (sub)Archive
2013-06-08Messi
Argentina		ColombiaWorld Cup Qualifiers0033 (sub)Archive
2013-05-12Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga0070Archive
2013-05-05Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga2034 (sub)Archive
2013-04-27Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1131 (sub)Archive
2013-04-23Messi
Barcelona		Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2013-04-10Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League0028 (sub)Archive
2013-04-02Messi
Barcelona		Paris Saint-GermainChampions League1045Archive
2013-03-30Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga1190Archive
2013-03-26Messi
Argentina		BoliviaWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2013-03-23Messi
Argentina		VenezuelaWorld Cup Qualifiers1290Archive
2013-03-17Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga2190Archive
2013-03-12Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League2090Archive
2013-03-09Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga1028 (sub)Archive
2013-03-02Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2013-02-26Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridCopa del Rey0090Archive
2013-02-23Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2013-02-20Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League0090Archive
2013-02-16Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga2090Archive
2013-02-10Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1190Archive
2013-02-06Messi
Argentina		SwedenFriendly0090Archive
2013-02-03Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga1090Archive
2013-01-30Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridCopa del Rey0190Archive
2013-01-27Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga4090Archive
2013-01-24Messi
Barcelona		MalagaCopa del Rey1082Archive
2013-01-19Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga1090Archive

* 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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