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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 801–850 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
2012-03-28Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League0090Archive
2012-03-24Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga1090Archive
2012-03-20Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga3190Archive
2012-03-17Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2012-03-11Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga2090Archive
2012-03-07Messi
Barcelona		Bayer LeverkusenChampions League5090Archive
2012-02-29Messi
Argentina		SwitzerlandFriendly3090Archive
2012-02-26Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2012-02-19Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga4090Archive
2012-02-14Messi
Barcelona		Bayer LeverkusenChampions League1190Archive
2012-02-11Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga0090Archive
2012-02-08Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaCopa del Rey0190Archive
2012-02-04Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga1190Archive
2012-02-01Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaCopa del Rey0090Archive
2012-01-28Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0090Archive
2012-01-25Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridCopa del Rey0190Archive
2012-01-22Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga3090Archive
2012-01-18Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridCopa del Rey0190Archive
2012-01-15Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga2090Archive
2012-01-12Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaCopa del Rey0132 (sub)Archive
2012-01-08Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0090Archive
2012-01-04Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaCopa del Rey2031 (sub)Archive
2011-12-18Messi
Barcelona		SantosFIFA Club World Cup2090Archive
2011-12-15Messi
Barcelona		Al-Sadd SCFIFA Club World Cup0190Archive
2011-12-10Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0190Archive
2011-12-03Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga1190Archive
2011-11-29Messi
Barcelona		Rayo VallecanoLaLiga1090Archive
2011-11-26Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga0090Archive
2011-11-23Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League1190Archive
2011-11-19Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga1090Archive
2011-11-15Messi
Argentina		ColombiaWorld Cup Qualifiers1090Archive
2011-11-11Messi
Argentina		BoliviaWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2011-11-06Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1090Archive
2011-11-01Messi
Barcelona		Viktoria PlzenChampions League3090Archive
2011-10-29Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga3190Archive
2011-10-25Messi
Barcelona		GranadaLaLiga0090Archive
2011-10-22Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga0090Archive
2011-10-19Messi
Barcelona		Viktoria PlzenChampions League0290Archive
2011-10-15Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga2090Archive
2011-10-12Messi
Argentina		VenezuelaWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2011-10-07Messi
Argentina		ChileWorld Cup Qualifiers1190Archive
2011-10-02Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga0090Archive
2011-09-28Messi
Barcelona		BATE BorisovChampions League2090Archive
2011-09-24Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga3090Archive
2011-09-21Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0290Archive
2011-09-17Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga3290Archive
2011-09-13Messi
Barcelona		AC MilanChampions League0190Archive
2011-09-10Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga0028 (sub)Archive
2011-09-06Messi
Argentina		NigeriaFriendly0190Archive
2011-09-02Messi
Argentina		VenezuelaFriendly0190Archive

* 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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