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Ronaldo (left) and Messi (right) before an international friendly between Argentina and Portugal in Geneva, Switzerland on 9 February 2011
The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is an association football rivalry between fans of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo and supposedly between the athletes themselves. Having won a combined ten Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or awards (5 each), both are widely regarded as the two best players of their generation and among the best of all time in the magazine. Both players have regularly broken the 50 goal barrier in a single season, and have scored over 600 goals each in their careers for club and country.[1][2] They are also the only two players to score seven UEFA Champions League hat-tricks.[3] Sports journalists and pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to establish who they believe is the best player in modern football.[4][5][6][7][8] It has been compared to past global sports rivalries such as the Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier rivalry in boxing, the Björn Borg–John McEnroe rivalry in tennis and the Ayrton Senna–Alain Prost rivalry in Formula One motor racing.[9][10][11]
In a 2015 interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry by saying: "I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high",[12] while Ronaldo's manager during his time at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson opined that "I don't think the rivalry against each other bothers them. I think they have their own personal pride in terms of wanting to be the best".[13] Messi has denied any rivalry, saying that it was "only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano".[14] In response to claims that he and Messi do not get on well on a personal level, Ronaldo commented: "We don't have a relationship outside the world of football, just as we don't with a lot of other players", before adding that in years to come he hopes they can laugh about it together, stating: "We have to look on this rivalry with a positive spirit, because it's a good thing".[15]
Some commentators choose to analyse the differing physiques and playing styles of the two,[16] while part of the debate revolves around the contrasting personalities of the two players: Ronaldo is sometimes described as someone of temperamental character, while Messi is portrayed with reserved character.[17][18][19][20] When asked which he preferred, then currently banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter commented that Messi will "always get a lot of votes because he plays well and scores goals" before saying that Ronaldo "is like a commander on the field of play. This is the other side of football and it's good to have commanders on the field. They don’t have the same attitude and that gives life to football. One has more expenses for the hairdresser than the other but that doesn't matter. I can't say who is the best. I like both of them, but I prefer Messi".[21][22][23]
At club level, with Messi and Ronaldo representing rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two players face each other at least twice every season in the world's most popular regular-season club game, El Clásico, which had a global audience of 400 million viewers in March 2014.[24] Off the field, they are the face of two rival sportswear manufacturers, Messi of Adidas and Ronaldo of Nike, which are also the respective kit suppliers of their national teams and the opposite for their clubs.[25][26] [27] The two highest paid players in football, Ronaldo and Messi are among the world's best paid sports' stars: in combined income from salaries, bonuses and off-field earnings in 2016, Ronaldo was first earning $88 million and Messi was second with $81.4 million.[28] They have the two biggest social media followings in the world among sportspeople with a combined 200 million Facebook fans.[29][30][31]
Contents
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1 Background
1.1 Lionel Messi
1.2 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Origins
3 Season by season
3.1 2009–10
3.2 2010–11
3.3 2011–12
3.4 2012–13
3.5 2013–14
3.6 2014–15
3.7 2015–16
4 Awards and records
4.1 World's best player awards
4.1.1 Ballon d'Or
4.1.2 FIFA World Player of the Year
4.1.3 The Best FIFA Men′s Player
4.1.4 World Soccer Award for the best player in the world
4.1.5 Globe Soccer Awards
4.1.6 FIFA Ballon d'Or
4.2 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
4.3 European Golden Shoe
4.4 FIFA Club World Cup Best Player
4.5 UEFA Champions League top scorers
4.5.1 All-time
4.5.2 Top scorer by season
4.5.3 Most goals in a single season
4.6 Records in La Liga
4.6.1 All-time
4.6.2 Hat-tricks
4.6.3 Top scorer by season
4.6.4 Most goals in a La Liga season
5 Player statistics
6 Player honours
6.1 Team
6.1.1 Lionel Messi
6.1.2 Cristiano Ronaldo
6.2 Individual
7 Head-to-head
7.1 Results
7.2 Hat-tricks and more
7.3 FIFA World Cup goals
7.4 UEFA Champions League Final goals
7.5 FIFA Club World Cup goals
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Background[edit]
Lionel Messi[edit]
Main article: Lionel Messi
"It's only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano."
–Messi addresses his perceived rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo[32]
Struggling with growth hormone deficiency as a child, Messi joined Barcelona at the age of 13 with the club paying for his treatment. He made his senior debut in 2003 and had cemented his place in the first team, as well as earning nominations for the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards, by the age of 20.
Born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Messi has spent his entire professional career at Spanish club Barcelona. His prodigious talents were spotted at an early age;[33][34][35][36] he was discovered by Barcelona scout Josep Maria Minguella at the age of 13, and promptly moved to Spain where he progressed through Barcelona's youth academy La Masia, before making his senior debut on 16 October 2004. At the age of 10, Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency and upon joining Barcelona, the club paid for his treatment.[37][38] Throughout the early years of his career, Messi had to endure the pressure of the tag New Maradona,[39][40][41] comparisons furthered by scoring goals comparable to those Diego Maradona scored against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup; on 19 April 2007, he scored a mazy dribble against Getafe which bore remarkable resemblance to that of Maradona's,[42][43] before scoring his own version of the Hand of God on 9 June against rivals Espanyol.[44] Maradona himself said of the comparison "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi".[45][46]
Messi is the all-time top goalscorer in La Liga,[47] has scored co-record seven UEFA Champions League hat-tricks,[48] and holds a single Champions League game scoring record with five goals.[49] On 17 April 2016, Messi scored his 500th professional career goal.[1][50]
While representing Argentina under-20 at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, he scored a total of six goals, including two goals in the final to help Argentina win the tournament, and was awarded the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot as the tournament's best player and top scorer respectively.[51] He made his senior debut two months later, coming on as a substitute, but was sent off for violent conduct minutes later.[52] He has scored five goals in World Cups, with his first coming in 2006, while the other four were scored in 2014 as Argentina reached the final for the first time in 24 years, before losing to Germany. Messi was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament.[53] During the 2007 Copa América, Messi scored in the quarter-finals and semi-finals to help Argentina reach the final. He was named the best young player of the tournament. In the 2015 Copa América semi-final, he assisted three goals to help Argentina reach another Copa América final, only to be defeated on penalties. Messi was reportedly offered the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament, but refused to accept it.[54][55] In the Copa América Centenario the following season, he scored five goals and provided four assists, to become the all-time leading assists provider in Copa América history,[56] and led Argentina to their third consecutive final in a major tournament, but missed his penalty in the resulting shoot-out, leading to a second consecutive defeat to Chile in the Copa América Final. Messi won an Olympic gold medal when he represented Argentina's Olympic team in the 2008 Olympic games, as Argentina successfully defended the title they won four years previously in 2004.
Cristiano Ronaldo[edit]
Main article: Cristiano Ronaldo
"I like to see all good players, and Messi is one of them. He is a player, I really enjoy seeing him on the pitch, and all the great players."
—Cristiano Ronaldo talks about Messi in an interview with Fox Sports Argentina[57]
After moving to Manchester United from Sporting CP in 2003, Ronaldo established himself as a world-class player, before Real Madrid paid a then world-record transfer fee of £80 million (€94 million) to sign him in 2009.
Born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Ronaldo began his professional career with Sporting CP, making his senior debut on 7 October 2002, and in 2003 caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for £12.2 million (€15 million). Ronaldo's talents were noted early on, with United legend George Best saying "There have been a few players described as ‘the new George Best’ over the years, but this is the first time it's been a compliment to me".[58]
Ronaldo spent six years at Manchester United, helping them win three consecutive Premier League titles between 2006 and 2009,[59] an FA Cup in 2004, and reach two UEFA Champions League finals in 2008 and 2009, scoring United's goal in the former. He departed United having scored 118 goals in 292 appearances, before he became the world's most expensive player when he moved to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth £80 million (€94 million). During the 2007–08 Premier League season, he scored a record 31 goals in a 38-game season,[60] including his first senior hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United.[61][62]
After the end of his eight season at Real Madrid, Ronaldo had already amassed a total of 406 goals, making him the top scorer in the club's history. Former Real manager José Mourinho referred to him as a "goalscoring machine."[63] He holds the record for most goals in a single Champions League season, after scoring a total of 17 goals in 2013–14. This tally included one from a penalty kick in the final as the club won La Decima,[64] where he became the first player to score for two different teams in Champions League finals.[65][66] He is also alongside Messi the only player to score seven Champions League hat-tricks as well as the only player to score a Champions League hat-trick in consecutive matches. In December 2014, Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 goals in La Liga when, in his 178th La Liga game, he scored a hat-trick against Celta Vigo; his 23rd hat-trick was also a La Liga record.[67]
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time top goalscorer for the Portugal national football team. As of 10 September 2017, he has scored 78 goals in 145 appearances since his debut in 20 August 2003. He has scored goals in three consecutive World Cups, having scored against Iran in 2006, North Korea in 2010, and Ghana in 2014. Ronaldo has also scored a total of nine goals in the UEFA European Championship, making him the all-time joint top scorer of the competition along with Michel Platini. Including qualifying games, Ronaldo is the all-time top goalscorer with 29 goals, following his 23rd goal, against Armenia in 2014.[68] At Euro 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal to win their first major tournament by scoring three goals and providing another three. Although he missed the majority of the final through injury, he was still awarded the Silver Boot as one of the second-highest goalscorers of the tournament. He has been voted into the UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament 3 times, in 2004, 2012 and 2016.
Origins[edit]
In 2007, Ronaldo and Messi finished as runners-up to A.C. Milan's Kaká in both the Ballon d'Or, an award rewarded to the player voted as the best in the world by an international panel of sports journalists, and the FIFA World Player of the Year, an award voted for by coaches and captains of international teams. In an interview that year, Messi was quoted as saying "Cristiano Ronaldo is an extraordinary player and it would be brilliant to be in the same team as him".[69][70]
They first played in a game together when United were drawn to play Barcelona in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals, and were immediately pitted as major rivals.[71][72][73] Ronaldo missed a penalty in the first leg,[74] but United eventually advanced to the final via a Paul Scholes goal.[75] At the end of the year, Ronaldo was awarded the Ballon d'Or and vowed that he would win the award again.[76][77]
The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was contested between Man Utd and Barcelona on 27 May 2009 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The match, described as a "dream clash",[78] was again hyped as the latest battle between the two, this time to settle who was the best player in the world;[79][80] Ronaldo claimed he was the better of the two,[81] while Messi's club-mate Xavi sided with him.[82] United manager Alex Ferguson was more diplomatic, praising both players as being amongst the world's elite talents.[83][84] Messi, playing in a central role he was unaccustomed to so he would avoid a direct battle with United left-back Patrice Evra,[85] scored Barcelona's second in a 2–0 victory with a header in the 70th minute.[86] Meanwhile, Ronaldo was subdued for much of the game despite some early chances to score, and his frustration eventually showed when he was booked for a rash tackle on Carles Puyol.[87][88]
Season by season[edit]
2009–10[edit]
On 11 June 2009, Manchester United accepted an offer of £80 million (€94 million) for Ronaldo to be transferred to Barcelona's El Clásico rivals Real Madrid.[89][90] The transfer was confirmed on 1 July.[91][92] At the end of the year, Messi was awarded the Ballon d'Or by a record margin of 240 points.[93][94]
In the first league meeting of the two players, on 29 November 2009, it was Messi's Barcelona who came out on top, winning 1–0 with a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimović.[95] In the second El Clásico of the season, Messi scored his 40th goal of the season in a 2–0 win.[96] Messi was said to have made a fool out of Ronaldo by the Spanish press, which claimed that Ronaldo's "reign in the football world has ended".[97]
2010–11[edit]
On 20 November 2010, the pair both scored hat-tricks on the same day for the first time; Ronaldo hit three goals against Athletic Bilbao in a 5–1 win, while Messi scored three as Barcelona thrashed Almería 8–0.[98][99] The achievement was said to have proven why they are widely considered "the world's best players".[100] In January 2011, Messi won the inaugural combined version of the FIFA Ballon d'Or.[101][102]
The two players faced each other whilst representing their international sides for the first time on 9 February 2011, as Argentina played Portugal in a friendly in Geneva, Switzerland, their first meeting for 40 years.[103][104][105] Both players were on the scoresheet, with Ronaldo scoring an equaliser before Messi scored an 89th-minute penalty to win the game 2–1.[106][107]
The two came face-to-face in four pulsating games in the season finale,[108] and the fixtures were hyped as the definitive games as to which of the two was the better player.[109][110][111][112][113] In the first game of the series on 16 April 2011, Messi scored a 51st-minute penalty to give Barcelona the lead until the 82nd minute, when Ronaldo scored a penalty of his own to give Real Madrid a share of the points.[114] In the second game, the 2011 Copa del Rey Final, Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game in extra time to give Real Madrid a 1–0 win, and the club's first trophy under manager José Mourinho.[115] The third game was the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. The match was ugly and ill-tempered, with Madrid's Pepe and Barcelona's José Manuel Pinto both sent off, before Messi provided two moments of magic,[116][117][118] including one described as "one of the best goals in Champions League history",[119] to give Barcelona a two-goal lead in the tie.[120] Following the game, Messi was praised as both the current best in the world and amongst the greatest players of all time.[121][122][123] Of the seven goals scored in the four games, Messi scored three and Ronaldo scored two.[124]
2011–12[edit]
Messi finished the 2012 calendar year with 91 goals to his name, breaking the previous record held by Gerd Müller and winning his fourth consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or in the process.
On 24 September 2011, both players scored a hat-trick on the same day for the second time; Ronaldo scored three in a 6–2 win against Rayo Vallecano, and Messi scored three in a 5–0 win over Atlético Madrid.[125][126]
In January, Messi won his third consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming only the fourth player to win the award three times after Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten.[127][128] Having been drawn against each other in the Copa Del Rey quarter-finals later in the month, Ronaldo scored a goal in each game, but Barcelona advanced 4–3 on aggregate.[129][130]
On 7 March 2012, Messi became the first player in the Champions League era to score five goals in a single game as Barcelona beat Bayer Leverkusen 10–2 on aggregate.[131] Following the achievement, Messi was hailed as the best in the world by his manager Pep Guardiola,[132] and club mate Xavi.[133] while journalists and pundits debated whether he was the greatest player of all time.[134][135][136][137][138] Later in the month, he became Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer when he scored a hat-trick against Granada, overtaking César Rodríguez Álvarez's record of 232 goals.[139][140][141]
On 21 April 2012, Ronaldo scored the winning goal in El Clásico as Real Madrid won 2–1 and closed in on the league championship.[142]
2012–13[edit]
In the first El Clásico of the season on 7 October 2012, both players scored twice in a 2–2 at the Camp Nou, the sixth straight match between the two clubs that Ronaldo had scored in.[143][144] Ronaldo scored in the 23rd minute to put Madrid 1–0 in front, then Messi scored two either side of half-time to put Barcelona in the lead, but for only five minutes before Ronaldo scored a 66th-minute equaliser.[145] Messi finished the calendar year of 2012 with an all-time record of 91 goals for both club and country, overtaking Gerd Müller's record of 85 goals.[146][147]
In January, Messi won his record fourth consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or.[148][149] At the end of the month, the players scored hat-tricks on the same day for the third time; Ronaldo scored three against Getafe as Real Madrid won 4–0 before Messi went one better by scoring four goals against Osasuna as Barcelona won 5–1.[150][151] It was Ronaldo's 20th hat-trick and Messi's 200th career league goal.[152] In the Copa Del Rey semi-final second leg, Ronaldo scored two goals to help Real Madrid advance to the final in a 3–1 victory.[153][154] The goals meant he had scored in six consecutive El Clásico's at the Nou Camp.[155]
2013–14[edit]
By the end of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League season, Ronaldo had broken the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single season, finding the back of the net 17 times to help Real Madrid win a record tenth title.
On 6 September 2013, Ronaldo scored his first hat-trick whilst representing Portugal, helping them come from 2–1 down against Northern Ireland to win 4–2.[156] Later in the month, the players scored hat-tricks on the same Champions League matchday for the first time; Ronaldo scored three against Galatasaray as Real Madrid won 6–1, while a day later Messi scored a hat-trick against Ajax as Barcelona won 4–0.[157][158] This latest accomplishment was said to "defy the accepted wisdom that football is a team game".[159]
On November 19, 2013, Ronaldo scored all four of Portugal's goals in the two-legged play-off against Sweden which ensured Portugal's place at 2014 FIFA World Cup.[160] His hat-trick in the second-leg made him tied for Portugal's all-time top goalscorer after equalling Pauleta's record tally of 47 international goals.[161] The next day, it was announced the voting period for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or had been extended,[162][163] much to the chagrin of Barcelona president Sandro Rosell.[164] At the beginning of 2014, Ronaldo ended Messi's reign as the best player in world when he was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or.[165][166] With both players captaining their respective country and therefore receiving the opportunity to vote, neither player voted for the other to decide who would receive the award or for the player who finished third, Franck Ribéry,[167][168] with Ronaldo instead choosing to vote for Radamel Falcao, Gareth Bale and Mesut Özil, and Messi voting for clubmates Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar.[169]
In the second El Clásico of the season on 23 March 2014, Messi became the all-time top scorer in the fixture after he scored a hat-trick, including two penalty kicks, as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 4–3, while Ronaldo also scored a goal from the penalty spot which initially put Real Madrid 3–2 in front; it was a match described as "astonishing", "thrilling" and "the best Clasico in recent years".[170][171][172]
2014–15[edit]
At the start of the season, the race to beat Raúl's Champions League goal scoring record of 71 goals dominated the headlines,[173][174] with Messi beating Ronaldo to equal the record when he scored against Ajax on 5 November,[175] and beating the record on 25 November with three goals against APOEL in a 4–0 victory.[176] Following this milestone goal, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique claimed Messi was the "greatest player of all time".[177] Ronaldo equalled Raúl's tally on 26 November when he scored the only goal of the game against Basel.[178]
For the second time in the season, the two players faced each other, this time in the shirts of their respective nations at Old Trafford, and was their last meeting before the announcement of the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or. The British press called the match an "international version of the Premier League's 39th game", which claimed that it "offers unique opportunity for a new seam of support to become embroiled in the Ronaldo v Messi arguments".[179] Portugal defeated Argentina 1–0, although neither Ronaldo nor Messi appeared on the score sheet.[180]
On 3 November, in a 4–0 victory over Granada, Ronaldo made league history when he scored his 17th league goal of the season in just 10 games; the record was previously held by Isidro Lángara, who scored 16 goals in the first ten games of the 1935–36 season for Real Oviedo.[181] On 22 November, Messi equalled, and then went past, Telmo Zarra's goalscoring record of 251 when he scored a hat-trick against Sevilla.[182][183] Luis Enrique praised him following the achievement, saying that he is "one-of-a-kind and we'll never see anyone like him ever again and we are privileged to have him and be able to watch him".[184] On 6 December, Ronaldo overtook Zarra's record of 22 La Liga hat-tricks, which he jointly held with Alfredo Di Stéfano, when he scored three against Celta Vigo.[185] The goals meant he became the quickest player to reach 200 La Liga goals, accomplishing the feat in just 178 games, surpassing Zarra's record of 219 games to reach the milestone.[186][187] The following day, Messi responded by scoring his third hat-trick in his four games, his 21st La Liga hat-trick in total.[188][189] The continuous record breaking was said be down to the pairs' "spellbinding skill, relentless application, athletic charisma",[190] while journalist Sid Lowe said that this latest accomplishment "probably doesn't count as a story any more".[191]
On 12 January 2015, Ronaldo won his second consecutive Ballon d'Or, garnering 37.66% of the votes, ahead of Messi with 15.76%. Both players again refused to vote for each other; Ronaldo voted for Real Madrid teammates Sergio Ramos, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, while Messi voted for teammates from both club and country, picking Ángel Di María, Andrés Iniesta and Javier Mascherano.[192] Both players were praised for their accomplishments throughout 2014, with neither player clearly being the world's best a "tribute simply to the status of both men",[193] while Ronaldo was declared a "truly worthy recipient", having scored 61 goals to Messi's 58,[194] and it was declared that the time had come to finally give Ronaldo the respect he deserves within the confines of the rivalry.[195]
On 5 April, Ronaldo scored five times in one game for the first time in his career, including an eight-minute hat-trick, in a 9–1 defeat of Granada in La Liga.[196] He followed this up on 8 April with a goal against Rayo Vallecano in a 2–0 victory; his 300th Real Madrid goal.[197] 10 days later, he became the second player in the history of football to score 50 or more goals in a season on five occasions, when he scored the third goal in a 3–1 victory against Málaga,[198] while earlier in the day, Messi scored his 400th Barcelona goal in a 2–0 win against Valencia.[199]
2015–16[edit]
On 30 September 2015, Ronaldo scored a brace (2 goals) during a Champions League match against Swedish side Malmö to surpass 500 career goals and become Real Madrid's joint all-time top goalscorer, equalling Raúl's record of 323 goals. He surpassed that record with a goal against Levante on 17 October 2015.
The 2015–16 season started with Ronaldo scoring five goals against Espanyol to overtake Raúl's La Liga tally for Real Madrid,[200] before scoring twice against Malmö in the Champions League to equal Raúl's overall total of 323 goals,[201] the first of which was his 500th career goal.[202] Raúl described Ronaldo as "incredible".[203] Ronaldo surpassed Raúl's overall goalscoring record on 17 October 2015, scoring the second goal in a 3–0 La Liga win for Real Madrid at home against Levante to take his overall tally to 324 goals.[204]
On 8 December 2015, Ronaldo set a Champions League record of 11 goals in the group stage after scoring four goals against Malmö.[205] His four-goal haul equalled a club record in the competition, jointly held by Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, and Hugo Sánchez.[206]
On 17 February 2016, Messi scored his 300th La Liga goal in a 1–3 away win against Sporting Gijon.[207] By scoring four goals in a 7–1 home win over Celta Vigo on 5 March, Ronaldo arrived at 252 goals in La Liga to become the competition's second-highest scorer in history behind Messi.[208] Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Wolfsburg to send his club into the Champions League semi-finals despite a 2–0 first-leg defeat.[209] The treble took his tally in the competition to 16 goals, making him the top scorer for the fourth consecutive season and the fifth overall.[210]
Messi finished the 2015–16 season by setting up both goals in Barcelona's 2–0 extra time win over Sevilla in the 2016 Copa del Rey Final, at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, on 22 May 2016, as the club celebrated winning the domestic double for the second consecutive season.[211][212] In total, Messi scored 41 goals and provided 23 assists, as Barcelona's attacking trio of Messi, Suárez and Neymar (MSN) managed a Spanish record of 131 goals throughout the season, breaking the record they had set the previous season.[213]
Suffering apparent fitness issues, Ronaldo gave a poorly-received performance in the final against Atlético Madrid, in a repeat of the 2014 final, though his penalty in the subsequent shoot-out secured La Undécima, Madrid's 11th victory.[214][215] For the sixth successive year, he ended the season having scored more than 50 goals across all competitions.[214]
Awards and records[edit]
Throughout the existence of the rivalry, the pair have dominated awards ceremonies and broken a multitude of goalscoring records for both club and country, feats which have been described as "incredible", "ridiculous", and "remarkable".[216][217][218] The rivalry itself has been described as one about records and reputation of the players, rather than one based in loathing.[219][220]
World's best player awards[edit]
Awards ceremonies to crown the world's best player were held annually since 1956, when the inaugural Ballon d'Or awarding took place. The Ballon d'Or was presented to the player who had been voted to have performed the best over the previous year, and was established by French journalist Gabriel Hanot. Originally, votes could only be awarded to European players before a 1995 rule change. In the voting for the 2004 Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo received his first votes, finishing in joint 12th with Milan Baroš on 11 points.[221] In 2005 he received three points,[222] and in 2006 received five points, the same year Messi earned his first votes, finishing with three points.[223]
The FIFA World Player of the Year was established in 1991. In the voting for the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year, Ronaldo received his first votes, finishing 13th with 45 points. In 2005 he received 13 points, and in 2006 received 69 points. Messi received his first votes in 2007. Both players dominated the voting of both awards from 2007 until the 2010 merging, winning their first trophies in 2008 and 2009, respectively, and continued to reign in the combined FIFA Ballon d'Or.
After six years the prizes are separated again; returning to award the Ballon d'Or independently to FIFA.
Ballon d'Or[edit]
See also: Ballon d'Or
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2007 Kaká
(Milan) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona)
Points
444 277 255
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Fernando Torres
(Liverpool)
Points
446 281 179
2009 Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United) Xavi
(Barcelona)
From 2010 until 2015, the Ballon d'Or of France Football and the FIFA World Player of the Year of FIFA were merged and awarded as the FIFA Ballon d'Or. From 2016, the Ballon d'Or returned to the auspices of France Football.
Points
473 233 170
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo (2)
(Real Madrid) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Antoine Griezmann
(Atlético Madrid)
Points
745 316 198
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo (3)
(Real Madrid) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Neymar
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Points
946 670 361
FIFA World Player of the Year[edit]
See also: FIFA World Player of the Year
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2007 Kaká
(Milan) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United)
Points
1047 504 426
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Fernando Torres
(Liverpool)
Points
935 678 203
2009 Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United) Xavi
(Barcelona)
Points
1073 352 196
The Best FIFA Men′s Player[edit]
See also: The Best FIFA Football Awards
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Antoine Griezmann
(Atlético Madrid)
Percentage
34.54% 26.42% 7.53%
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo (2)
(Real Madrid) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Neymar
(Paris Saint-Germain)
Percentage
43.16% 19.25% 6.97%
World Soccer Award for the best player in the world[edit]
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2007 Kaká (Milan) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
2008 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
2009 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Xavi (Barcelona)
2010 Lionel Messi (2) (Barcelona) Xavi (Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
2011 Lionel Messi (3) (Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Xavi (Barcelona)
2012 Lionel Messi (4) (Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo (2) (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo (3) (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2015 Lionel Messi (5) (Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Neymar (Barcelona)
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo (4) (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid)
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo (5) (Real Madrid) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
Globe Soccer Awards[edit]
See also: Globe Soccer Awards
Year
Winner
2011 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo (2) (Real Madrid)[224]
2014 Cristiano Ronaldo (3) (Real Madrid)
2015 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo (4) (Real Madrid)
2017 Cristiano Ronaldo (5) (Real Madrid)
FIFA Ballon d'Or[edit]
Further information: FIFA Ballon d'Or
In 2010, it was announced that the two awards would be merged into one main award applicable for players worldwide, with an expanded panel of voters.[225][226]
Ronaldo presenting his second FIFA Ballon d'Or to fans at the Santiago Bernabéu before a match against Atlético Madrid on 15 January 2015.
Year
1st
2nd
3rd
2010 Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona) Xavi
(Barcelona)
Percentage
22.65% 17.36% 16.48%
2011 Lionel Messi (2)
(Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Xavi
(Barcelona)
Percentage
47.88% 21.60% 9.23%
2012 Lionel Messi (3)
(Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)
Percentage
41.17% 23.68% 10.91%
2013 Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Franck Ribéry
(Bayern Munich)
Percentage
27.99% 24.72% 23.36%
2018 Cristiano Ronaldo (2)
(Real Madrid) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Manuel Neuer
(Bayern Munich)
Percentage
37.66% 15.76% 15.72%
2015 Lionel Messi (4)
(Barcelona) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Neymar
(Barcelona)
Percentage
41.33% 27.76% 7.86%
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year[edit]
Further information: Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring remarkable individuals from the world of sports along with the greatest sporting achievements throughout the year.[227] With five subchampionships each one, Messi and Ronaldo are the only footballers to be nominated on multiple occasions.[227] Messi was also part of the Barcelona side which won the Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year in 2012, and were runners-up in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2016. When playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo was part of the team which finished runners-up in 2009, and in 2015 and 2017 was part of the Real Madrid team which also finished as runners-up.[227]
Year
Winner
Runners-up
2009 Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Lewis Hamilton
(Formula One) Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) Michael Phelps
(Swimming) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Football) Valentino Rossi
(Motorcycling)
2010 Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Kenenisa Bekele
(Athletics) Alberto Contador
(Cycling) Roger Federer
(Tennis) Lionel Messi
(Football) Valentino Rossi
(Motorcycling)
2011 Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) Kobe Bryant
(Basketball) Andrés Iniesta
(Football) Lionel Messi
(Football) Manny Pacquiao
(Boxing) Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One)
2012 Novak Djokovic
(Tennis) Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Cadel Evans
(Cycling) Lionel Messi
(Football) Dirk Nowitzki
(Basketball) Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One)
2013 Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Mo Farah
(Athletics) Lionel Messi
(Football) Michael Phelps
(Swimming) Bradley Wiggins
(Cycling) Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One)
2014 Sebastian Vettel
(Formula One) Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Mo Farah
(Athletics) LeBron James
(Basketball) Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Football)
2015 Novak Djokovic
(Tennis) Lewis Hamilton
(Formula One) Renaud Lavillenie
(Athletics) Rory McIlroy
(Golf) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Football) Marc Márquez
(Motorcycling)
2016 Novak Djokovic
(Tennis) Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Stephen Curry
(Basketball) Lewis Hamilton
(Formula One) Lionel Messi
(Football) Jordan Spieth
(Golf)
2017 Usain Bolt
(Athletics) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Football) Mo Farah
(Athletics) Andy Murray
(Tennis) Stephen Curry
(Basketball) LeBron James
(Basketball)
2018 Roger Federer
(Tennis) Mo Farah
(Athletics) Chris Froome
(Cycling) Lewis Hamilton
(Formula One) Rafael Nadal
(Tennis) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Football)
European Golden Shoe[edit]
See also: European Golden Shoe
The European Golden Shoe is awarded to the top goalscorer in Europe. It is awarded based on a weighted points system that allows players in tougher leagues to win even if they score fewer goals than a player in a weaker league. Goals scored in the top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients rankings are multiplied by a factor of two, and goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by 1.5.
Since the points system was established in 1996, Ronaldo and Messi are two of only four players, along with Mário Jardel and Luis Suárez, to score 80 or more points, while Messi is the only player to score 100 points.[228] He was also the first player to win the award three times.[229] Messi received his fourth Golden Boot in 2016–17 season. Ronaldo was the first player to win the award four times.[230] By virtue of being the top scorer in Europe, each also received the Premier League Golden Boot and the Pichichi Trophy in the respective seasons.[231][232]
Season
Player
Club
Goals
Points
2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 7001310000000000000♠31 7001620000000000000♠62
2008–09 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid 7001320000000000000♠32 7001640000000000000♠64
2009–10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 7001340000000000000♠34 7001680000000000000♠68
2010–11 Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid 7001400000000000000♠40 7001800000000000000♠80
2011–12 Lionel Messi (2) Barcelona 7001500000000000000♠50 7002100000000000000♠100
2012–13 Lionel Messi (3) Barcelona 7001460000000000000♠46 7001920000000000000♠92
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Real Madrid 7001310000000000000♠31 7001620000000000000♠62
Luis Suárez Liverpool
2014–15 Cristiano Ronaldo (4) Real Madrid 7001480000000000000♠48 7001960000000000000♠96
2015–16 Luis Suárez Barcelona 7001400000000000000♠40 7001800000000000000♠80
2016–17 Lionel Messi (4) Barcelona 7001370000000000000♠37 7001740000000000000♠74
2017–18 Lionel Messi (5) Barcelona 7001340000000000000♠34 7001680000000000000♠68
FIFA Club World Cup Best Player[edit]
See also: List of FIFA Club World Cup awards
In every edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, three players are awarded as Golden, Silver and Bronze ball winners. Messi is the only player to have won two Golden Balls, receiving them in the successful campaigns of 2009 and 2011, and got the Silver Ball in 2015. Ronaldo received the Silver Ball in his championships in 2008, 2014 and 2017, and got his first Golden Ball in 2016.
Edition
Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
2008 Wayne Rooney
(Manchester United) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Manchester United) Damián Manso
(LDU Quito)
2009 Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Juan Sebastián Verón
(Estudiantes de La Plata) Xavi
(Barcelona)
2011 Lionel Messi (2)
(Barcelona) Xavi
(Barcelona) Neymar
(Santos)
2014 Sergio Ramos
(Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Ivan Vicelich
(Auckland City)
2015 Luis Suárez
(Barcelona) Lionel Messi
(Barcelona) Andrés Iniesta
(Barcelona)
2016 Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Luka Modrić
(Real Madrid) Gaku Shibasaki
(Kashima Antlers)
2017 Luka Modrić
(Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo
(Real Madrid) Jonathan Urretaviscaya
(Pachuca)
UEFA Champions League top scorers[edit]
See also: List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo is the UEFA Champions league all-time top goalscorer while Messi is second. The two had broken each other's record over the course of 2015, after Messi surpassed the previous record holder, Raúl, in November 2014.[233] Ronaldo opened a gap in the 2015–16 season when he became the first player to score double figures in the group stage of the Champions League, setting the record at 11 goals.[234] They are the first two players to score 100 goals in UEFA Champions League history.[235]
All-time[edit]
As of 26 May 2018
Player[236][237]
Club
Goals
Games
Goals
per game
Years
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United
Real Madrid 120 153 0.78 2003–present
2 Lionel Messi Barcelona 100 125 0.80 2005–present
3 Raúl Real Madrid
Schalke 04 71 142 0.50 1995–2011
4 Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV Eindhoven
Manchester United
Real Madrid 56 73 0.77 1998–2009
Karim Benzema Lyon
Real Madrid 56 104 0.54 2006–present
Top scorer by season[edit]
Season
Player[238]
Club
Goals
2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 8
2008–09 Lionel Messi Barcelona 9
2009–10 Lionel Messi (2) Barcelona 8
2010–11 Lionel Messi (3) Barcelona 12
2011–12 Lionel Messi (4) Barcelona 14
2012–13 Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid 12
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Real Madrid 17[note 1]
2014–15 Neymar Barcelona 10
Cristiano Ronaldo (4) Real Madrid
Lionel Messi (5) Barcelona
2015–16 Cristiano Ronaldo (5) Real Madrid 16
2016–17 Cristiano Ronaldo (6) Real Madrid 12
2017–18 Cristiano Ronaldo (7) Real Madrid 15
Most goals in a single season[edit]
As of 26 May 2018[240]
Bold indicates ongoing season and active player in the season.
Rank
Player
Season
Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 2013–14 17
2 Cristiano Ronaldo 2015–16 16
3 Cristiano Ronaldo 2017–18 15
4 José Altafini 1962–63 14
Lionel Messi 2011–12
6 Ferenc Puskás 1959–60 12
Gerd Müller 1972–73
Ruud van Nistelrooy 2002–03
Lionel Messi 2010–11
Mario Gómez 2011–12
Cristiano Ronaldo 2012–13
Cristiano Ronaldo 2016–17
Records in La Liga[edit]
All-time[edit]
As of 6 May 2018
Player
Club
Goals
Years
1 Lionel Messi Barcelona 383 2004–present
2 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 311 2009–present
3 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 251 1940–1955
4 Hugo Sánchez Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano 234 1981–1994
5 Raúl Real Madrid 228 1994–2010
Hat-tricks[edit]
Player
Club
Hat-tricks
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 34
2 Lionel Messi Barcelona 30
3 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 23
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 22
5 Edmundo Suárez Valencia, Alcoyano 19
Top scorer by season[edit]
Key
Player won the European Golden Shoe
Season
Player
Club
Goals
Games
Ratio
2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United
31 34 0.91
2008–09 Forlán, DiegoDiego Forlán (2) Atlético Madrid 33 32 1.03
2009–10 Messi, LionelLionel Messi Barcelona 34 35 0.97
2010–11 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid 40 34 1.18
2011–12 Messi, LionelLionel Messi (2) Barcelona 50[note 2] 37 1.35
2012–13 Messi, LionelLionel Messi (3) Barcelona 46 32 1.44
2013–14 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (3) Real Madrid 31 30 1.03
2014–15 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo (4) Real Madrid 48 35 1.37
2015–16 Suárez, LuisLuis Suárez Barcelona 40 35 1.11
2016–17 Messi, LionelLionel Messi (4) Barcelona 37 34 1.09
2017–18 Messi, LionelLionel Messi (5) Barcelona 34 36 0.94
Most goals in a La Liga season[edit]
As of matches played 21 May 2017
Bold player name denotes current season.
[hide]Rank
Nat
Name
Season
Club
Goals
Apps
Ratio
1 Lionel Messi 2011–12 Barcelona 50 37 1.351
2 Cristiano Ronaldo 2014–15 Real Madrid 48 35 1.371
3 Lionel Messi 2012–13 Barcelona 46 32 1.438
Cristiano Ronaldo 2011–12 Real Madrid 38 1.211
5 Lionel Messi 2014–15 Barcelona 43 38 1.132
6 Cristiano Ronaldo 2010–11 Real Madrid 40 34 1.176
Luis Suárez 2015–16 Barcelona 35 1.143
8 Telmo Zarra 1950–51 Athletic Bilbao 38 30 1.267
Hugo Sánchez 1989–90 Real Madrid 35 1.086
10 Lionel Messi 2016–17 Barcelona 37 34 1.088
Player statistics[edit]
Club statistics
As of 29 April 2018
Lionel Messi
Season
League
Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2004–05 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 1
2005–06 17 6 2 1 6 1 0 0 25 8
2006–07 26 14 2 2 6 1 3 0 37 17
2007–08 28 10 3 0 9 6 0 0 40 16
2008–09 31 23 8 6 12 9 0 0 51 38
2009–10 35 34 3 1 11 8 4 5 53 48
2010–11 33 31 7 7 13 12 2 3 55 53
2011–12 37 50 7 3 11 14 5 6 60 73
2012–13 32 46 5 4 11 8 2 2 50 69
2013–14 31 28 6 5 7 8 2 0 46 41
2014–15 38 43 6 5 13 10 0 0 57 58
2015–16 33 26 5 5 7 6 4 4 48 41
2016–17 34 37 7 5 9 11 2 1 52 54
2017–18 33 29 5 3 8 6 2 1 43 35
Total
410
374
67
47
123
100
26
21
626
558
Cristiano Ronaldo
Season
League
Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2002–03 25 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 31 5
2003–04 29 4 6 2 5 0 0 0 40 6
2004–05 33 5 9 4 8 0 0 0 50 9
2005–06 33 9 6 2 8 1 0 0 47 12
2006–07 34 17 8 3 11 3 0 0 53 23
2007–08 34 31 3 3 11 8 1 0 49 42
2008–09 33 18 6 3 12 4 2 1 53 26
2009–10 29 26 0 0 6 7 0 0 35 33
2010–11 34 41 8 7 12 6 0 0 54 53
2011–12 38 46 5 3 10 10 2 1 55 60
2012–13 34 34 7 7 12 12 2 2 55 55
2013–14 30 31 6 3 11 17 0 0 47 51
2014–15 35 48 2 1 12 10 5 2 54 61
2015–16 36 35 0 0 12 16 0 0 48 51
2016–17 29 25 2 1 13 12 2 4 46 42
2017–18 23 22 0 0 8 12 4 3 35 37
Total
509
394
71
41
154
118
18
13
752
566
International statistics
As of 27 March 2018
Lionel Messi[241]
Season
Tournament
Qualifiers
Friendlies
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2005–06 3 1 3 0 4 1 10 2
2006–07 6 2 0 0 4 2 10 4
2007–08 0 0 6 2 4 1 10 3
2008–09 0 0 8 2 1 1 9 3
2009–10 5 0 4 0 2 1 11 1
2010–11 4 0 0 0 7 4 11 4
2011–12 0 0 4 3 5 7 9 9
2012–13 0 0 8 5 4 4 12 9
2013–14 7 4 1 2 3 1 11 7
2014–15 6 1 0 0 4 3 10 4
2015–16 5 5 2 1 3 3 10 9
2016–17 0 0 4 3 1 0 5 3
2017–18 0 0 5 3 0 0 5 3
Total
36
13
44
21
42
27
123
61
Cristiano Ronaldo[242]
Season
Tournament
Qualifiers
Friendlies
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2003–04 6 2 0 0 7 0 13 2
2004–05 0 0 8 7 2 0 10 7
2005–06 6 1 4 0 5 2 15 3
2006–07 0 0 6 5 2 0 8 5
2007–08 3 1 7 3 2 0 12 4
2008–09 0 0 4 0 3 1 7 1
2009–10 4 1 3 0 4 0 11 1
2010–11 0 0 3 2 2 1 5 3
2011–12 5 3 5 5 4 1 14 9
2012–13 0 0 6 1 3 3 9 4
2013–14 3 1 4 7 3 3 10 11
2014–15 0 0 4 5 2 0 6 5
2015–16 7 3 2 0 4 3 13 6
2016–17 4 2 5 11 1 1 10 14
2017–18 0 0 4 4 2 2 6 6
Total
38
14
65
50
46
17
149
81
Player honours[edit]
Team[edit]
Note *: The selection cannot include results from lower categories and tournaments not organized by FIFA, UEFA and national league competitions.
Lionel Messi[edit]
Team(s)
Nationals
Subtotal
Continental
World
Subtotal
Total
League Cup Supercup League cup C1 C2 C3 C4 M
ESP Barcelona

– 22 – – 10 32
ARG Argentina* – – – - - – – – – – – –
Total 9 6 7 – 22 4 0 0 3 3 10 32
Cristiano Ronaldo[edit]
Team(s)
Nationals
Subtotal
Continental
World
Subtotal
Total
League Cup Supercup League cup C1 C2 C3 C4 M
POR Sporting CP – – – 1 – – – – – 0 1
ENG Manchester United 8 – – – 2 10
SPA Real Madrid – 6
– – 10 16
POR Portugal* – – – – 0 – – – – 1 1
Total 5 3 5 2 15 6 0 0 3 4 13 28
Individual[edit]
Award
Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo
Subtotal
Best player of the world
FIFA World Player of the Year 2009 2008 29
Ballon d'Or 2009 2008, 2016, 2017
FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 2013, 2014
The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016, 2017
World Soccer Award for the best player in the world 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Globe Soccer Awards 2015 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017
Best player in Europe of the year
Forward of the Year of UEFA 2008–09 2007–08, 2016–17 10
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe Award/UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15 2007–08, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
Best player in the World Cup
Golden Ball Brazil 2014 1
Best Player of the Club World Cup
Golden Ball of the Club World Cup 2009, 2011 2016 14
Silver Ball of the Club World Cup 2015 2008, 2014, 2017
Golden Boot of the Club World Cup 2011 2016, 2017
Most Valuable Player of the Final Match Trophy 2009, 2011 2016, 2017
Best player in the league
Best game builder in the world according to the IFFHS 2015, 2016 19
Best Player of the Spanish League 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 2013–14
Best Forward of the Spanish League 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16 2013–14
Premier League Player of the Season 2006–07, 2007–08
Top scorer
Golden Shoe 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 32
Top scorer in the world according to the IFFHS 2011, 2012 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
World's best First Division scorer according to the IFFHS 2012, 2013, 2017 2014, 2015
Champions League scorer 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
League scorer
Pichichi Trophy 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 8
Premier League Golden Boot 2007–08
Continental Cup scorer
UEFA European Championship 2012 1
Best goal of the season
FIFA Puskás Award 2009–10 1
Team of the Year
FIFPro World XI 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 43
UEFA Team of the Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Total 75 82 157
Head-to-head[edit]
In recent years, it has been said that the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona has been "encapsulated" by the individual rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi,[243][244] with neither player ever participating in a goalless El Clásico.[245]
See also: List of El Clásico matches
Legend
Final
Semi-finals
No.
Date
Competition
Home team
Away team
Score
Goals scored by the duo
1 000000002008-04-23-000023 April 2008 Champions League Barcelona Manchester United 0–0
2 000000002008-04-29-000029 April 2008 Champions League Manchester United Barcelona 1–0
3 000000002009-05-27-000027 May 2009 Champions League Manchester United Barcelona 0–2 Messi ( 70')
4 000000002009-11-29-000029 November 2009 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 1–0
5 000000002010-04-10-000010 April 2010 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 0–2 Messi ( 33')
6 000000002010-11-29-000029 November 2010 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 5–0
7 000000002011-02-09-00009 February 2011 Friendly Argentina Portugal 2–1 Ronaldo ( 53'), Messi ( 83' (pen.))
8 000000002011-04-16-000016 April 2011 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 1–1 Messi ( 51' (pen.)), Ronaldo ( 81' (pen.))
9 000000002011-04-20-000020 April 2011 Copa del Rey Real Madrid Barcelona 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ronaldo ( 103')
10 000000002011-04-27-000027 April 2011 Champions League Real Madrid Barcelona 0–2 Messi ( 76', 87')
11 000000002011-05-03-00003 May 2011 Champions League Barcelona Real Madrid 1–1
12 000000002011-08-14-000014 August 2011 Supercopa de España Real Madrid Barcelona 2–2 Messi ( 45')
13 000000002011-08-17-000017 August 2011 Supercopa de España Barcelona Real Madrid 3–2 Ronaldo ( 20'), Messi ( 53', 88')
14 000000002011-12-10-000010 December 2011 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 1–3
15 000000002012-01-18-000018 January 2012 Copa del Rey Real Madrid Barcelona 1–2 Ronaldo ( 11')
16 000000002012-01-25-000025 January 2012 Copa del Rey Barcelona Real Madrid 2–2 Ronaldo ( 68')
17 000000002012-04-21-000021 April 2012 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 1–2 Ronaldo ( 73')
18 000000002012-08-23-000023 August 2012 Supercopa de España Barcelona Real Madrid 3–2 Ronaldo ( 55'), Messi ( 70' (pen.))
19 000000002012-08-29-000029 August 2012 Supercopa de España Real Madrid Barcelona 2–1 Ronaldo ( 19'), Messi ( 45')
20 000000002012-10-07-00007 October 2012 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 2–2 Ronaldo ( 23', 66'), Messi ( 31', 61')
21 000000002013-01-30-000030 January 2013 Copa del Rey Real Madrid Barcelona 1–1
22 000000002013-02-26-000026 February 2013 Copa del Rey Barcelona Real Madrid 1–3 Ronaldo ( 12', 57')
23 000000002013-03-02-00002 March 2013 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 2–1 Messi ( 18')
24 000000002013-10-26-000026 October 2013 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 2–1
25 000000002014-03-23-000023 March 2014 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 3–4 Messi ( 42', 65' (pen.), 84' (pen.)), Ronaldo ( 55' (pen.))
26 000000002014-10-25-000025 October 2014 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 3–1 Ronaldo ( 35' (pen.))
27 000000002014-11-18-000018 November 2014 Friendly Argentina Portugal 0–1
28 000000002015-03-22-000022 March 2015 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 2–1 Ronaldo ( 31')
29 000000002015-11-21-000021 November 2015 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 0–4
30 000000002016-04-02-00002 April 2016 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 1–2 Ronaldo ( 85')
31 3 December 2016 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 1–1
32 23 April 2017 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 2–3 Messi ( 33', 90+2')
33 13 August 2017 Supercopa de España Barcelona Real Madrid 1–3 Messi ( 77' (pen.)), Ronaldo ( 80')
34 23 December 2017 La Liga Real Madrid Barcelona 0–3 Messi ( 64' (pen.))
35 000000002018-05-06-00006 May 2018 La Liga Barcelona Real Madrid 2–2 Ronaldo ( 14'), Messi ( 52')
Results[edit]
Competition
Games played
Messi wins
Draws
Ronaldo wins
Messi goals
Ronaldo goals
La Liga
18 10 4 4 12 9
Champions League
5 2 2 1 3 0
Copa del Rey
5 1 2 2 0 5
Supercopa de España
5 2 1 2 6 4
Friendly
2 1 0 1 1 1
Total official matches
35
16
9
10
22
19
Last updated 6 May 2018
Hat-tricks and more[edit]
A hat-trick occurs in association football when a player scores three goals in a single game. Ronaldo holds the record of most La Liga hat-tricks with 33.[246] Messi & Ronaldo both share the record for most UEFA Champions League hat-tricks with seven.
Legend
Five goals in a match
Four goals in a match
Lionel Messi
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002007-03-10-000010 March 2007
La Liga Real Madrid 3–3[247] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
2 000000002009-01-06-00006 January 2009
Copa del Rey Atlético Madrid 1–3[248] Vicente Calderón Stadium
Madrid, Spain
3 000000002010-01-10-000010 January 2010
La Liga Tenerife 0–5[249] Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Tenerife, Spain
4 000000002010-03-14-000014 March 2010
La Liga Valencia 3–0[250] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 000000002010-03-21-000021 March 2010
La Liga Zaragoza 2–4[251] La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
6 000000002010-04-06-00006 April 2010
UEFA Champions League Arsenal 4–1[252] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
7 000000002010-08-21-000021 August 2010
2010 Supercopa de España Sevilla 4–0[253] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
8 000000002010-11-20-000020 November 2010
La Liga Almería 0–8[98] Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Almería, Spain
9 000000002011-01-12-000012 January 2011
Copa del Rey Real Betis 5–0[254] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
10 000000002011-02-05-00005 February 2011
La Liga Atlético Madrid 3–0[255] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
11 000000002011-09-17-000017 September 2011
La Liga Osasuna 8–0[256] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
12 000000002011-09-24-000024 September 2011
La Liga Atlético Madrid 5–0[125] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
13 000000002011-10-29-000029 October 2011
La Liga Mallorca 5–0[257] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
14 000000002011-11-01-00001 November 2011
UEFA Champions League Viktoria Plzeň 0–4[258] Doosan Arena
Plzeň, Czech Republic
15 000000002012-01-22-000022 January 2012
La Liga Málaga 1–4[259] La Rosaleda Stadium
Málaga, Spain
16 000000002012-02-19-000019 February 2012
La Liga Valencia 5–1[260] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
17 000000002012-02-29-000029 February 2012
International friendly Switzerland 1–3[261] Stade de Suisse
Bern, Switzerland
18 000000002012-03-07-00007 March 2012
UEFA Champions League Bayer Leverkusen 7–1[262] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
19 000000002012-03-20-000020 March 2012
La Liga Granada 5–3[263] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
20 000000002012-05-02-00002 May 2012
La Liga Málaga 4–1[264] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
21 000000002012-05-05-00005 May 2012
La Liga Espanyol 4–0[265] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
22 000000002012-06-08-00008 June 2012
International friendly Brazil 4–3[266] MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
23 000000002012-10-20-000020 October 2012
La Liga Deportivo La Coruña 4–5[267] Riazor
A Coruña, Spain
24 000000002013-01-27-000027 January 2013
La Liga Osasuna 5–1[150] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
25 000000002013-06-14-000014 June 2013
International friendly Guatemala 0–4[268] Estadio Mateo Flores
Guatemala City, Guatemala
26 000000002013-09-01-00001 September 2013
La Liga Valencia 2–3[269] Mestalla
Valencia, Spain
27 000000002013-09-18-000018 September 2013
UEFA Champions League Ajax 4–0[270] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
28 000000002014-03-16-000016 March 2014
La Liga Osasuna 7–0[271] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
29 000000002014-03-23-000023 March 2014
La Liga Real Madrid 3–4[272] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
30 000000002014-11-22-000022 November 2014
La Liga Sevilla 5–1[273] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
31 000000002014-11-25-000025 November 2014
UEFA Champions League APOEL 0–4[274] GSP Stadium
Nicosia, Cyprus
32 000000002014-12-07-00007 December 2014
La Liga Espanyol 5–1[275] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
33 000000002015-01-18-000018 January 2015
La Liga Deportivo La Coruña 0–4[276] Riazor
A Coruña, Spain
34 000000002015-02-15-000015 February 2015
La Liga Levante 5–0[277] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
35 000000002015-03-08-00008 March 2015
La Liga Rayo Vallecano 6–1[278] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
36 000000002016-01-09-00009 January 2016
La Liga Granada 4–0 Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
37 000000002016-02-03-00003 February 2016
Copa del Rey Valencia 7–0 Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
38 000000002016-03-03-00003 March 2016
La Liga Rayo Vallecano 1–5 Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Madrid, Spain
39 000000002016-06-10-000010 June 2016
Copa América Centenario Panama 5–0 Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
40 000000002016-09-12-000012 September 2016
UEFA Champions League Celtic 7–0 Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
41 000000002016-10-19-000019 October 2016
UEFA Champions League Manchester City 4–0 Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
42 000000002017-09-09-00009 September 2017
La Liga Espanyol 5–0[279] Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
43 000000002017-09-19-000019 September 2017
La Liga Eibar 6–1 Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
44 000000002017-10-10-000010 October 2017
FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador 1–3 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Quito, Ecuador
45 000000002018-04-07-00007 April 2018
La Liga Leganés 3–1 Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
46 000000002018-04-29-000029 April 2018
La Liga Deportivo La Coruña 2–4 Estadio Riazor
A Coruña, Spain
47 000000002018-05-29-000029 May 2018
International friendly Haiti 4–0 La Bombonera
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002008-01-12-000012 January 2008
Premier League Newcastle United 6–0[280] Old Trafford
Manchester, England
2 000000002010-05-05-00005 May 2010
La Liga Mallorca 1–4[281] Iberostar Stadium
Palma, Spain
3 000000002010-10-23-000023 October 2010
La Liga Racing Santander 6–1[282] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
4 000000002010-11-20-000020 November 2010
La Liga Athletic Bilbao 5–1[98] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
5 000000002010-12-22-000022 December 2010
Copa del Rey Levante 8–0[283] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
6 000000002011-01-09-00009 January 2011
La Liga Villarreal 4–2[284] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
7 000000002011-03-03-00003 March 2011
La Liga Málaga 7–0[285] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
8 000000002011-05-07-00007 May 2011
La Liga Sevilla 2–6[286] Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Seville, Spain
9 000000002011-05-10-000010 May 2011
La Liga Getafe 4–0[287] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
10 000000002011-08-28-000028 August 2011
La Liga Zaragoza 0–6[288] La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
11 000000002011-09-24-000024 September 2011
La Liga Rayo Vallecano 6–2[125] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
12 000000002011-10-22-000022 October 2011
La Liga Málaga 0–4[289] La Rosaleda Stadium
Málaga, Spain
13 000000002011-11-06-00006 November 2011
La Liga Osasuna 7–0[290] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
14 000000002011-12-17-000017 December 2011
La Liga Sevilla 2–6[291] Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Seville, Spain
15 000000002012-02-12-000012 February 2012
La Liga Levante 4–2[292] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
16 000000002012-04-11-000011 April 2012
La Liga Atlético Madrid 1–4[293] Vicente Calderón Stadium
Madrid, Spain
17 000000002012-09-30-000030 September 2012
La Liga Deportivo La Coruña 5–1[294] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
18 000000002012-10-03-00003 October 2012
UEFA Champions League Ajax 1–4[295] Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam, Netherlands
19 000000002013-01-09-00009 January 2013
Copa del Rey Celta Vigo 4–0[296] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
20 000000002013-01-27-000027 January 2013
La Liga Getafe 4–0[150] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
21 000000002013-02-09-00009 February 2013
La Liga Sevilla 4–1[297] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
22 000000002013-09-06-00006 September 2013
FIFA World Cup qualification Northern Ireland 2–4[298] Windsor Park
Belfast, Northern Ireland
23 000000002013-09-17-000017 September 2013
UEFA Champions League Galatasaray 1–6[299] Türk Telekom Arena
Istanbul, Turkey
24 000000002013-10-30-000030 October 2013
La Liga Sevilla 7–3[300] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
25 000000002013-11-09-00009 November 2013
La Liga Real Sociedad 5–1[301] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
26 000000002013-11-19-000019 November 2013
FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden 2–3[302] Friends Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
27 000000002014-09-20-000020 September 2014
La Liga Deportivo La Coruña 2–8[303] Riazor
A Coruña, Spain
28 000000002014-09-23-000023 September 2014
La Liga Elche 5–1[304] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
29 000000002014-10-05-00005 October 2014
La Liga Athletic Bilbao 5–0[305] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
30 000000002014-12-06-00006 December 2014
La Liga Celta Vigo 3–0[306] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
31 000000002015-04-05-00005 April 2015
La Liga Granada 9–1[307] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
32 000000002015-05-02-00002 May 2015
La Liga Sevilla 2–3[308] Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Seville, Spain
33 000000002015-05-17-000017 May 2015
La Liga Espanyol 1–4[309] Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Barcelona, Spain
34 000000002015-05-23-000023 May 2015
La Liga Getafe 7–3[310] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
35 000000002015-06-13-000013 June 2015
UEFA European Championship qualification Armenia 2–3[311] Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Yerevan, Armenia
36 000000002015-09-12-000012 September 2015
La Liga Espanyol 0–6[312] Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Barcelona, Spain
37 000000002015-09-15-000015 September 2015
UEFA Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0[313] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
38 000000002015-12-08-00008 December 2015
UEFA Champions League Malmö 8–0 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
39 000000002016-01-31-000031 January 2016
La Liga Espanyol 6–0[314] Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
40 000000002016-03-05-00005 March 2016
La Liga Celta Vigo 7–1 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
41 000000002016-04-12-000012 April 2016
UEFA Champions League VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
42 000000002016-10-07-00007 October 2016
FIFA World Cup qualification Andorra 6–0[315] Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
43 000000002016-10-29-000029 October 2016
La Liga Alavés 1–4 Mendizorrotza Stadium
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
44 000000002016-11-19-000019 November 2016
La Liga Atlético Madrid 0–3 Vicente Calderón Stadium
Madrid, Spain
45 000000002016-12-18-000018 December 2016
FIFA Club World Cup Kashima Antlers 4–2 (a.e.t.) International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
46 000000002017-04-18-000018 April 2017
UEFA Champions League Bayern Munich 4–2 (a.e.t.) Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
47 000000002017-05-02-00002 May 2017
UEFA Champions League Atlético Madrid 3–0 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
48 000000002017-08-31-000031 August 2017
FIFA World Cup qualification Faroe Islands 5–1[316] Estádio do Bessa
Porto, Portugal
49 000000002018-02-10-000010 February 2018
La Liga Real Sociedad 5–2 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
50 000000002018-03-18-000018 March 2018
La Liga Girona 6–3 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
FIFA World Cup goals[edit]
Lionel Messi
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002006-06-16-000016 June 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup Serbia and Montenegro 6–0 Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2 000000002014-06-15-000015 June 2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Maracanã
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 000000002014-06-21-000021 June 2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Iran 1–0 Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
4 000000002014-06-25-000025 June 2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Nigeria 3–2 Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre, Brazil
5
Cristiano Ronaldo
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002006-06-17-000017 June 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup Iran 2–0 Waldstadion
Frankfurt, Germany
2 000000002010-06-21-000021 June 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup North Korea 7–0 Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
3 000000002014-06-26-000026 June 2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Ghana 2–1 Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
UEFA Champions League Final goals[edit]
Lionel Messi
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002009-05-27-000027 May 2009
2009 UEFA Champions League Final Manchester United 2–0 Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
2 000000002011-05-28-000028 May 2011
2011 UEFA Champions League Final Manchester United 3–1 Wembley Stadium
London, England
Cristiano Ronaldo
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002008-05-21-000021 May 2008
2008 UEFA Champions League Final Chelsea 1–1 (6–5 pen.) Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
2 000000002014-05-24-000024 May 2014
2014 UEFA Champions League Final Atlético Madrid 4–1 (a.e.t.) Estádio da Luz
Lisbon, Portugal
3 000000002017-06-03-00003 June 2017
2017 UEFA Champions League Final Juventus 4–1 Millennium Stadium
Cardiff, Wales
4
FIFA Club World Cup goals[edit]
Lionel Messi
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002009-12-16-000016 December 2009
2009 FIFA Club World Cup Atlante 3–1 Zayed Sports City Stadium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2 000000002009-12-19-000019 December 2009
2009 FIFA Club World Cup Estudiantes 2–1 (a.e.t.) Zayed Sports City Stadium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3 000000002011-12-21-000021 December 2011
2011 FIFA Club World Cup Santos 4–0 International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
4
5 000000002015-12-20-000020 December 2015
2015 FIFA Club World Cup River Plate 3–0 International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
Cristiano Ronaldo
No.
Date
Opponent
Score
Venue
1 000000002008-12-18-000018 December 2008
2008 FIFA Club World Cup Gamba Osaka 5–3 International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
2 000000002016-12-15-000015 December 2016
2016 FIFA Club World Cup América 2–0 International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
3 000000002016-12-18-000018 December 2016
2016 FIFA Club World Cup Kashima Antlers 4–2 (a.e.t.) International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
4
5
6 000000002017-12-13-000013 December 2017
2017 FIFA Club World Cup Al-Jazira 2–1 Zayed Sports City Stadium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
7 000000002017-12-16-000016 December 2017
2017 FIFA Club World Cup Grêmio 1–0 Zayed Sports City Stadium
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
See also[edit]
Messi (2014 film)
Messi (2017 film)
Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet
Ronaldo (film)
References[edit]
Notes
Jump up ^ Record for most goals in a UEFA Champions League season.[239]
Jump up ^ Record for most goals in a La Liga season.
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