Who scored more in 2012, Messi or Ronaldo? Messi scored 82 goals and Ronaldo scored 63. Full 2012 goal-by-goal breakdown by competition and opponent.
Messi leads this one 82–63 in 2012. Every goal is listed below with the date and competition.
| Competition | Messi | Ronaldo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaLiga | 48 | 40 | 88 |
| Champions League | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Friendly | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| World Cup Qualifiers | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Supercopa de España | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| European Championship | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| # | Date | Player | For | Opponent | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | 07-Jan-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | CA Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 267 | 07-Jan-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 222 | 18-Jan-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Villarreal CF | LaLiga |
| 268 | 18-Jan-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | Copa del Rey |
| 223 | 22-Jan-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Málaga | LaLiga |
| 269 | 22-Jan-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 270 | 22-Jan-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 271 | 25-Jan-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | Copa del Rey |
| 224 | 28-Jan-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | Copa del Rey |
| 272 | 28-Jan-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 225 | 01-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe CF | LaLiga |
| 226 | 04-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | Copa del Rey |
| 227 | 11-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 273 | 12-Feb-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 274 | 12-Feb-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 275 | 12-Feb-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 228 | 15-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 229 | 18-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 276 | 18-Feb-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Racing Santander | LaLiga |
| 277 | 21-Feb-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Champions League |
| 230 | 25-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 231 | 25-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 232 | 25-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 233 | 25-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 234 | 25-Feb-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 278 | 26-Feb-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 235 | 29-Feb-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 236 | 29-Feb-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 237 | 29-Feb-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Switzerland | Friendly |
| 238 | 03-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | RCD Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 279 | 04-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | RCD Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 239 | 07-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 240 | 07-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | Champions League |
| 241 | 10-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe CF | LaLiga |
| 280 | 10-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Betis Balompie | LaLiga |
| 281 | 10-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Betis Balompie | LaLiga |
| 282 | 14-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Champions League |
| 283 | 14-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CSKA Moscow | Champions League |
| 242 | 20-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 284 | 21-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Villarreal CF | LaLiga |
| 243 | 24-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia CF | LaLiga |
| 285 | 24-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 286 | 24-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | LaLiga |
| 244 | 31-Mar-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 287 | 31-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CA Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 288 | 31-Mar-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | CA Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 245 | 03-Apr-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | AC Milan | Champions League |
| 289 | 04-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL Nicosia | Champions League |
| 290 | 04-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | APOEL Nicosia | Champions League |
| 246 | 07-Apr-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 247 | 10-Apr-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | AC Milan | Champions League |
| 291 | 11-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico de Madrid | LaLiga |
| 292 | 11-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico de Madrid | LaLiga |
| 293 | 11-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico de Madrid | LaLiga |
| 248 | 14-Apr-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 294 | 14-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sporting Gijón | LaLiga |
| 249 | 21-Apr-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 295 | 21-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | LaLiga |
| 296 | 25-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 297 | 25-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | Champions League |
| 298 | 29-Apr-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Sevilla FC | LaLiga |
| 299 | 02-May-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 250 | 03-May-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | RCD Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 251 | 05-May-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 300 | 05-May-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 252 | 09-May-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Sevilla FC | LaLiga |
| 301 | 13-May-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | RCD Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 253 | 16-May-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | Copa del Rey |
| 254 | 19-May-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | RCD Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 255 | 21-May-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Racing Santander | LaLiga |
| 256 | 02-Jun-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Ecuador | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 257 | 05-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 258 | 08-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 259 | 09-Jun-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 260 | 09-Jun-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 261 | 09-Jun-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Brazil | Friendly |
| 262 | 11-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 263 | 14-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Racing Santander | LaLiga |
| 264 | 17-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 302 | 17-Jun-2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Netherlands | European Championship |
| 303 | 17-Jun-2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Netherlands | European Championship |
| 265 | 19-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid | LaLiga |
| 304 | 21-Jun-2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Czech Republic | European Championship |
| 266 | 23-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 267 | 25-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | CA Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 268 | 27-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe CF | LaLiga |
| 269 | 30-Jun-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Valencia CF | LaLiga |
| 270 | 02-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 271 | 04-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Sevilla FC | LaLiga |
| 272 | 07-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Villarreal CF | LaLiga |
| 273 | 09-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 274 | 11-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 275 | 14-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | RCD Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 276 | 16-Jul-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Málaga | LaLiga |
| 277 | 15-Aug-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Germany | Friendly |
| 305 | 15-Aug-2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Panama | Friendly |
| 278 | 23-Aug-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Supercopa de España |
| 306 | 23-Aug-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | Supercopa de España |
| 279 | 26-Aug-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | Supercopa de España |
| 307 | 29-Aug-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | Supercopa de España |
| 308 | 02-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 309 | 02-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 280 | 07-Sep-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Paraguay | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 310 | 07-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Portugal | Luxembourg | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 281 | 15-Sep-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Getafe CF | LaLiga |
| 282 | 18-Sep-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Spartak Moscow | Champions League |
| 311 | 18-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Manchester City | Champions League |
| 283 | 22-Sep-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Granada CF | LaLiga |
| 312 | 24-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | LaLiga |
| 284 | 25-Sep-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Benfica | Champions League |
| 285 | 29-Sep-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Madrid | LaLiga |
| 313 | 30-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo de La Coruña | LaLiga |
| 314 | 30-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo de La Coruña | LaLiga |
| 315 | 30-Sep-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Deportivo de La Coruña | LaLiga |
| 316 | 03-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax Amsterdam | Champions League |
| 317 | 03-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax Amsterdam | Champions League |
| 318 | 03-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax Amsterdam | Champions League |
| 286 | 06-Oct-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Deportivo de La Coruña | LaLiga |
| 319 | 07-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | LaLiga |
| 320 | 07-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | FC Barcelona | LaLiga |
| 287 | 12-Oct-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Uruguay | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 288 | 12-Oct-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Uruguay | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 289 | 16-Oct-2012 | Messi | Argentina | Chile | World Cup Qualifiers |
| 321 | 20-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta de Vigo | LaLiga |
| 290 | 23-Oct-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Celtic | Champions League |
| 322 | 24-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | Champions League |
| 291 | 27-Oct-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | CA Osasuna | LaLiga |
| 323 | 28-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | RCD Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 324 | 28-Oct-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | RCD Mallorca | LaLiga |
| 292 | 03-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Celta Vigo | LaLiga |
| 293 | 07-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Celtic | Champions League |
| 294 | 07-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Celtic | Champions League |
| 295 | 10-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Zaragoza | LaLiga |
| 325 | 11-Nov-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 296 | 17-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Levante UD | LaLiga |
| 297 | 24-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Athletic Bilbao | LaLiga |
| 298 | 28-Nov-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Benfica | Champions League |
| 299 | 01-Dec-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Real Betis | LaLiga |
| 326 | 01-Dec-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Atletico de Madrid | LaLiga |
| 327 | 04-Dec-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Ajax Amsterdam | Champions League |
| 300 | 09-Dec-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Atlético Madrid | LaLiga |
| 328 | 12-Dec-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Celta de Vigo | Copa del Rey |
| 301 | 16-Dec-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | RCD Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 329 | 16-Dec-2012 | Ronaldo | Real Madrid | RCD Espanyol | LaLiga |
| 302 | 22-Dec-2012 | Messi | Barcelona | Córdoba CF | Copa del Rey |
145 goals listed.