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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 1051–1100 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
2008-05-07Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0190Archive
2008-05-04Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga1190Archive
2008-04-29Messi
Barcelona		Manchester UnitedChampions League0090Archive
2008-04-23Messi
Barcelona		Manchester UnitedChampions League0062Archive
2008-04-19Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0045 (sub)Archive
2008-04-12Messi
Barcelona		HuelvaLaLiga0026 (sub)Archive
2008-03-04Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League0038Archive
2008-03-01Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga0033 (sub)Archive
2008-02-27Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaCopa del Rey0090Archive
2008-02-24Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga1281Archive
2008-02-20Messi
Barcelona		CelticChampions League2090Archive
2008-02-16Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga0080Archive
2008-02-09Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga0190Archive
2008-02-03Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga0067Archive
2008-01-31Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealCopa del Rey0090Archive
2008-01-27Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0090Archive
2008-01-24Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealCopa del Rey0045 (sub)Archive
2008-01-20Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga0024 (sub)Archive
2007-12-15Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0245Archive
2007-12-09Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga0090Archive
2007-12-01Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga0190Archive
2007-11-27Messi
Barcelona		LyonChampions League1090Archive
2007-11-24Messi
Barcelona		HuelvaLaLiga1090Archive
2007-11-21Messi
Argentina		ColombiaWorld Cup Qualifiers1090Archive
2007-11-17Messi
Argentina		BoliviaWorld Cup Qualifiers0190Archive
2007-11-10Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga0072Archive
2007-11-07Messi
Barcelona		Glasgow RangersChampions League1190Archive
2007-11-04Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga0090Archive
2007-11-01Messi
Barcelona		Real ValladolidLaLiga0090Archive
2007-10-28Messi
Barcelona		AlmeriaLaLiga1015 (sub)Archive
2007-10-23Messi
Barcelona		Glasgow RangersChampions League0090Archive
2007-10-20Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0190Archive
2007-10-17Messi
Argentina		VenezuelaWorld Cup Qualifiers1090Archive
2007-10-13Messi
Argentina		ChileWorld Cup Qualifiers0084Archive
2007-10-07Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga1090Archive
2007-10-02Messi
Barcelona		VfB StuttgartChampions League1090Archive
2007-09-29Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga1152Archive
2007-09-26Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga2083Archive
2007-09-22Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga2089Archive
2007-09-19Messi
Barcelona		LyonChampions League1088Archive
2007-09-11Messi
Argentina		AustraliaFriendly0189Archive
2007-09-02Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0090Archive
2007-08-26Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga0062Archive
2007-08-22Messi
Argentina		NorwayFriendly0090Archive
2007-07-15Messi
Argentina		BrazilCopa América0090Archive
2007-07-12Messi
Argentina		MexicoCopa América1090Archive
2007-07-09Messi
Argentina		PeruCopa América1090Archive
2007-07-06Messi
Argentina		ParaguayCopa América0025 (sub)Archive
2007-07-03Messi
Argentina		ColombiaCopa América0082Archive
2007-06-29Messi
Argentina		USACopa América0178Archive

* 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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