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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 1101–1150 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
2007-06-17Messi
Barcelona		GimnasticLaLiga2182Archive
2007-06-09Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolLaLiga2090Archive
2007-06-05Messi
Argentina		AlgeriaFriendly2090Archive
2007-06-02Messi
Argentina		SwitzerlandFriendly0189Archive
2007-05-26Messi
Barcelona		GetafeLaLiga0089Archive
2007-05-20Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga2090Archive
2007-05-13Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga0075Archive
2007-05-05Messi
Barcelona		Real SociedadLaLiga0090Archive
2007-04-29Messi
Barcelona		LevanteLaLiga0090Archive
2007-04-22Messi
Barcelona		VillarrealLaLiga0090Archive
2007-04-18Messi
Barcelona		GetafeCopa del Rey2176Archive
2007-04-15Messi
Barcelona		MallorcaLaLiga0090Archive
2007-04-07Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga0090Archive
2007-03-31Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga1085Archive
2007-03-17Messi
Barcelona		HuelvaLaLiga1090Archive
2007-03-10Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga3090Archive
2007-03-06Messi
Barcelona		LiverpoolChampions League0090Archive
2007-03-03Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga0071Archive
2007-02-28Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaCopa del Rey0090Archive
2007-02-25Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0023 (sub)Archive
2007-02-21Messi
Barcelona		LiverpoolChampions League0090Archive
2007-02-18Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0034 (sub)Archive
2007-02-11Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga0022 (sub)Archive
2006-11-12Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga0023Archive
2006-11-04Messi
Barcelona		Deportivo La CorunaLaLiga0090Archive
2006-10-31Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0090Archive
2006-10-22Messi
Barcelona		Real MadridLaLiga0090Archive
2006-10-18Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0090Archive
2006-10-15Messi
Barcelona		SevillaLaLiga1090Archive
2006-10-11Messi
Argentina		SpainFriendly0061Archive
2006-09-30Messi
Barcelona		Athletic BilbaoLaLiga0090Archive
2006-09-27Messi
Barcelona		Werder BremenChampions League1025 (sub)Archive
2006-09-24Messi
Barcelona		ValenciaLaLiga0085Archive
2006-09-17Messi
Barcelona		Racing SantanderLaLiga0065Archive
2006-09-09Messi
Barcelona		OsasunaLaLiga1090Archive
2006-09-03Messi
Argentina		BrazilFriendly0090Archive
2006-08-28Messi
Barcelona		Celta VigoLaLiga1190Archive
2006-08-25Messi
Barcelona		SevillaUEFA Super Cup0090Archive
2006-08-20Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolSupercopa de España0090Archive
2006-08-17Messi
Barcelona		EspanyolSupercopa de España0030 (sub)Archive
2006-06-24Messi
Argentina		MexicoWorld Cup0036 (sub)Archive
2006-06-21Messi
Argentina		NetherlandsWorld Cup0069Archive
2006-06-16Messi
Argentina		SerbiaWorld Cup1116 (sub)Archive
2006-05-30Messi
Argentina		AngolaFriendly0027 (sub)Archive
2006-03-07Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0025Archive
2006-03-01Messi
Argentina		CroatiaFriendly1190Archive
2006-02-25Messi
Barcelona		Real ZaragozaLaLiga0070Archive
2006-02-22Messi
Barcelona		ChelseaChampions League0090Archive
2006-02-18Messi
Barcelona		Real BetisLaLiga1013 (sub)Archive
2006-02-05Messi
Barcelona		Atletico MadridLaLiga0045Archive

* 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.

Match-data sources, definitions and checks · Appearance reuse policy

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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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