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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 851–900 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
2011-08-29Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga2190Archive
2011-08-26Messi
Barcelona		FC PortoUEFA Super Cup1190Archive
2011-08-17Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridSupercopa de España2190Archive
2011-08-14Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridSupercopa de España1190Archive
2011-07-16Messi
Argentina		UruguayCopa América01120Archive
2011-07-11Messi
Argentina		Costa RicaCopa América0290Archive
2011-07-07Messi
Argentina		ColombiaCopa América0090Archive
2011-07-02Messi
Argentina		BoliviaCopa América0090Archive
2011-06-20Messi
Argentina		AlbaniaFriendly1290Archive
2011-05-28Messi
Barcelona		Manchester UnitedChampions League1090Archive
2011-05-11Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga0090Archive
2011-05-08Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0090Archive
2011-05-03Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridChampions League0090Archive
2011-04-30Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga0190Archive
2011-04-27Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridChampions League2090Archive
2011-04-23Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga1032 (sub)Archive
2011-04-20Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridCopa del Rey00120Archive
2011-04-16Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2011-04-12Messi
Barcelona		Shakhtar DonetskChampions League1090Archive
2011-04-09Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga2190Archive
2011-04-06Messi
Barcelona		Shakhtar DonetskChampions League0190Archive
2011-04-02Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0037 (sub)Archive
2011-03-26Messi
Argentina		USAFriendly0090Archive
2011-03-19Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga0190Archive
2011-03-13Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga0090Archive
2011-03-08Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League2090Archive
2011-03-05Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga0090Archive
2011-03-02Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga1090Archive
2011-02-26Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga1090Archive
2011-02-20Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1090Archive
2011-02-16Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League0190Archive
2011-02-12Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga0190Archive
2011-02-09Messi
Argentina		PortugalFriendly1190Archive
2011-02-05Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga3090Archive
2011-01-29Messi
Barcelona		HerculesLaLiga2090Archive
2011-01-26Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaCopa del Rey2190Archive
2011-01-22Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga1190Archive
2011-01-19Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisCopa del Rey1090Archive
2011-01-16Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga0190Archive
2011-01-12Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisCopa del Rey3086Archive
2011-01-08Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga1290Archive
2011-01-05Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoCopa del Rey0190Archive
2010-12-21Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoCopa del Rey0037 (sub)Archive
2010-12-18Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0290Archive
2010-12-12Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga2090Archive
2010-12-07Messi
Barcelona		Rubin KazanChampions League0027 (sub)Archive
2010-12-04Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga2190Archive
2010-11-29Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0290Archive
2010-11-24Messi
Barcelona		PanathinaikosChampions League1090Archive
2010-11-20Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga3290Archive

* 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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