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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 751–800 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
2013-01-16Messi
Barcelona		MalagaCopa del Rey1090Archive
2013-01-13Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga1290Archive
2013-01-06Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga1190Archive
2012-12-22Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga1090Archive
2012-12-16Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga2090Archive
2012-12-12Messi
Barcelona		CordobaCopa del Rey2090Archive
2012-12-09Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga2090Archive
2012-12-05Messi
Barcelona		BenficaChampions League0028 (sub)Archive
2012-12-01Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga2090Archive
2012-11-25Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga2090Archive
2012-11-20Messi
Barcelona		Spartak MoscowChampions League2090Archive
2012-11-17Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga2190Archive
2012-11-14Messi
Argentina		Saudi ArabiaFriendly0090Archive
2012-11-11Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga2090Archive
2012-11-07Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League1090Archive
2012-11-03Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga0090Archive
2012-10-27Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga2090Archive
2012-10-23Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League0090Archive
2012-10-20Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga3190Archive
2012-10-17Messi
Argentina		ChileWorld Cup Qualifiers1090Archive
2012-10-13Messi
Argentina		UruguayWorld Cup Qualifiers2090Archive
2012-10-07Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga2090Archive
2012-10-02Messi
Barcelona		BenficaChampions League0290Archive
2012-09-29Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga0290Archive
2012-09-22Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga0090Archive
2012-09-19Messi
Barcelona		Spartak MoscowChampions League2090Archive
2012-09-15Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga2031 (sub)Archive
2012-09-12Messi
Argentina		PeruWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2012-09-08Messi
Argentina		ParaguayWorld Cup Qualifiers1090Archive
2012-09-02Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0190Archive
2012-08-29Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridSupercopa de España1090Archive
2012-08-26Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga2090Archive
2012-08-23Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridSupercopa de España1090Archive
2012-08-19Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga2090Archive
2012-08-15Messi
Argentina		GermanyFriendly1090Archive
2012-06-09Messi
Argentina		BrazilFriendly3090Archive
2012-06-02Messi
Argentina		EcuadorWorld Cup Qualifiers1190Archive
2012-05-25Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoCopa del Rey1090Archive
2012-05-12Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga0090Archive
2012-05-05Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga4090Archive
2012-05-02Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga3090Archive
2012-04-29Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga2290Archive
2012-04-24Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0190Archive
2012-04-21Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2012-04-18Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0090Archive
2012-04-14Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga2090Archive
2012-04-10Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1290Archive
2012-04-07Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga2190Archive
2012-04-03Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League2090Archive
2012-03-31Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1190Archive

* 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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