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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 901–950 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
2010-11-17Messi
Argentina		BrazilFriendly1090Archive
2010-11-13Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga2090Archive
2010-11-10Messi
Barcelona		AD CeutaCopa del Rey1029 (sub)Archive
2010-11-07Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1190Archive
2010-11-02Messi
Barcelona		FC CopenhagenChampions League1090Archive
2010-10-30Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga2190Archive
2010-10-23Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga2090Archive
2010-10-20Messi
Barcelona		FC CopenhagenChampions League2090Archive
2010-10-16Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0090Archive
2010-10-08Messi
Argentina		JapanFriendly0090Archive
2010-10-03Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga1090Archive
2010-09-29Messi
Barcelona		Rubin KazanChampions League0029 (sub)Archive
2010-09-19Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1190Archive
2010-09-14Messi
Barcelona		PanathinaikosChampions League2190Archive
2010-09-11Messi
Barcelona		HerculesLaLiga0090Archive
2010-09-07Messi
Argentina		SpainFriendly1088Archive
2010-08-29Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga1090Archive
2010-08-21Messi
Barcelona		SevillaSupercopa de España3090Archive
2010-08-14Messi
Barcelona		SevillaSupercopa de España0037 (sub)Archive
2010-08-11Messi
Argentina		Republic of IrelandFriendly0058Archive
2010-07-03Messi
Argentina		GermanyWorld Cup0090Archive
2010-06-27Messi
Argentina		MexicoWorld Cup0190Archive
2010-06-22Messi
Argentina		GreeceWorld Cup0090Archive
2010-06-17Messi
Argentina		South KoreaWorld Cup0090Archive
2010-06-12Messi
Argentina		NigeriaWorld Cup0090Archive
2010-05-16Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga2190Archive
2010-05-08Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2010-05-04Messi
Barcelona		TenerifeLaLiga2090Archive
2010-05-01Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga2090Archive
2010-04-28Messi
Barcelona		Inter MilanChampions League0090Archive
2010-04-24Messi
Barcelona		XerezLaLiga0038 (sub)Archive
2010-04-20Messi
Barcelona		Inter MilanChampions League0090Archive
2010-04-17Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0090Archive
2010-04-14Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga0090Archive
2010-04-10Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2010-04-06Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League4090Archive
2010-04-03Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1090Archive
2010-03-31Messi
Barcelona		ArsenalChampions League0087Archive
2010-03-27Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga0039 (sub)Archive
2010-03-24Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga0090Archive
2010-03-21Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga3090Archive
2010-03-17Messi
Barcelona		VfB StuttgartChampions League2090Archive
2010-03-14Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga3088Archive
2010-03-06Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga2090Archive
2010-03-03Messi
Argentina		GermanyFriendly0090Archive
2010-02-27Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga1090Archive
2010-02-23Messi
Barcelona		VfB StuttgartChampions League0090Archive
2010-02-20Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga0190Archive
2010-02-14Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2010-02-06Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1190Archive

* 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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