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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 1001–1050 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
2009-03-22Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga1090Archive
2009-03-15Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga0090Archive
2009-03-11Messi
Barcelona		LyonChampions League1090Archive
2009-03-07Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga1090Archive
2009-03-04Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaCopa del Rey1033 (sub)Archive
2009-03-01Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2009-02-24Messi
Barcelona		LyonChampions League0090Archive
2009-02-21Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0090Archive
2009-02-14Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga0033 (sub)Archive
2009-02-11Messi
Argentina		FranceFriendly1090Archive
2009-02-08Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga0290Archive
2009-02-05Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaCopa del Rey0036 (sub)Archive
2009-02-01Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga2031 (sub)Archive
2009-01-29Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolCopa del Rey0090Archive
2009-01-24Messi
Barcelona		NumanciaLaLiga2190Archive
2009-01-21Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolCopa del Rey0017 (sub)Archive
2009-01-17Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga1090Archive
2009-01-14Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridCopa del Rey0020 (sub)Archive
2009-01-11Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga1190Archive
2009-01-06Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridCopa del Rey3081Archive
2008-12-21Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0090Archive
2008-12-13Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2008-12-06Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0082Archive
2008-11-29Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga2090Archive
2008-11-26Messi
Barcelona		Sporting CPChampions League1157Archive
2008-11-16Messi
Barcelona		HuelvaLaLiga1090Archive
2008-11-12Messi
Barcelona		BenidormCopa del Rey1090Archive
2008-11-08Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga0190Archive
2008-11-04Messi
Barcelona		FC BaselChampions League1030 (sub)Archive
2008-11-01Messi
Barcelona		MalagaLaLiga1079Archive
2008-10-25Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga0290Archive
2008-10-22Messi
Barcelona		FC BaselChampions League1290Archive
2008-10-16Messi
Argentina		ChileWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2008-10-11Messi
Argentina		UruguayWorld Cup Qualifiers1088Archive
2008-10-04Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1070Archive
2008-10-01Messi
Barcelona		Shakhtar DonetskChampions League2030 (sub)Archive
2008-09-27Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga1090Archive
2008-09-24Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga0290Archive
2008-09-21Messi
Barcelona		Sporting GijonLaLiga2190Archive
2008-09-16Messi
Barcelona		Sporting CPChampions League0090Archive
2008-09-13Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga1031 (sub)Archive
2008-09-11Messi
Argentina		PeruWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2008-09-06Messi
Argentina		ParaguayWorld Cup Qualifiers0190Archive
2008-08-31Messi
Barcelona		NumanciaLaLiga0090Archive
2008-06-19Messi
Argentina		BrazilWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2008-06-15Messi
Argentina		EcuadorWorld Cup Qualifiers0090Archive
2008-06-08Messi
Argentina		USAFriendly0045Archive
2008-06-04Messi
Argentina		MexicoFriendly1184Archive
2008-05-17Messi
Barcelona		Real MurciaLaLiga0290Archive
2008-05-11Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga0062Archive

* 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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