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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 951–1000 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
2010-01-30Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga0090Archive
2010-01-23Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga1190Archive
2010-01-16Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga2090Archive
2010-01-13Messi
Barcelona		SevillaCopa del Rey0090Archive
2010-01-10Messi
Barcelona		TenerifeLaLiga3190Archive
2010-01-05Messi
Barcelona		SevillaCopa del Rey0090Archive
2009-12-19Messi
Barcelona		EstudiantesFIFA Club World Cup10120Archive
2009-12-16Messi
Barcelona		Atlante F.C.FIFA Club World Cup1037 (sub)Archive
2009-12-09Messi
Barcelona		Dynamo KyivChampions League1090Archive
2009-12-05Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga2090Archive
2009-12-02Messi
Barcelona		XerezLaLiga0135 (sub)Archive
2009-11-29Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2009-11-21Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0076Archive
2009-11-14Messi
Argentina		SpainFriendly1084Archive
2009-11-10Messi
Barcelona		Cultural LeonesaCopa del Rey1031 (sub)Archive
2009-11-07Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga1039 (sub)Archive
2009-11-04Messi
Barcelona		Rubin KazanChampions League0090Archive
2009-10-31Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga0090Archive
2009-10-25Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga1190Archive
2009-10-20Messi
Barcelona		Rubin KazanChampions League0090Archive
2009-10-17Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0090Archive
2009-10-15Messi
Argentina		UruguayWorld Cup Qualifiers0085Archive
2009-10-11Messi
Argentina		PeruWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2009-10-03Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga0090Archive
2009-09-29Messi
Barcelona		Dynamo KyivChampions League1090Archive
2009-09-26Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga0190Archive
2009-09-22Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga2164Archive
2009-09-19Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga2190Archive
2009-09-16Messi
Barcelona		Inter MilanChampions League0090Archive
2009-09-12Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1032 (sub)Archive
2009-09-10Messi
Argentina		ParaguayWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2009-09-06Messi
Argentina		BrazilWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2009-08-28Messi
Barcelona		Shakhtar DonetskUEFA Super Cup01120Archive
2009-08-23Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoSupercopa de España2090Archive
2009-06-10Messi
Argentina		EcuadorWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2009-06-06Messi
Argentina		ColombiaWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2009-05-27Messi
Barcelona		Manchester UnitedChampions League1090Archive
2009-05-13Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoCopa del Rey1190Archive
2009-05-10Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0090Archive
2009-05-06Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0190Archive
2009-05-02Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga2190Archive
2009-04-28Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0090Archive
2009-04-25Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga1090Archive
2009-04-18Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga1090Archive
2009-04-14Messi
Barcelona		Bayern MunichChampions League0090Archive
2009-04-11Messi
Barcelona		HuelvaLaLiga0090Archive
2009-04-08Messi
Barcelona		Bayern MunichChampions League2190Archive
2009-04-04Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga0031 (sub)Archive
2009-04-01Messi
Argentina		BoliviaWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2009-03-28Messi
Argentina		VenezuelaWorld Cup Qualifiers1190Archive

* 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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