Messi–Ronaldo rivalry

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

The Cristiano Ronaldo–Lionel Messi rivalry is a rivalry in association football between two perceived rival players. Ronaldo and Messi are both regarded as being among the all-time great players in the sport, having won a combined seven FIFA Ballon d'Or awards. Both players have scored in two UEFA Champions League finals and have regularly broken the 50 goal barrier in a single season, and both have scored over 400 goals in their career for club and country. Sports journalists and pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to argue who they believe is the best player in modern football. It has been compared to legendary global sports rivalries such as the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier rivalry in boxing which culminated with the Thrilla in Manila, the Borg–McEnroe rivalry in tennis, and the Ayrton Senna–Alain Prost rivalry in Formula One.

In a 2012 interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry, saying "I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high", 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". Messi himself 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". In response to the 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."

Some commentators choose to analyse the differing physiques of the two, while part of the debate revolves around the contrasting personalities of the two players: Ronaldo is depicted as an arrogant and theatrical showoff, while Messi is portrayed as a shy, humble character. When asked which he preferred, FIFA president Sepp Blatter commented that "Lionel Messi is a good boy that every father and every mother would like to take home. He's a good man, he's very fast, and he's not exuberant, he's playing well, he's dancing. He's a kind man, a good boy. That’s what makes him so popular, and naturally he’ll always get a lot of votes because he plays well and scores goals" before saying that Ronaldo "is something else. He 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".

At club level, with Messi and Ronaldo representing bitter 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. Off the field, they are the face of two rival sportswear giants, Messi of Adidas and Ronaldo of Nike, despite the opposite kit sponsors for their respective clubs. 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 2013, Ronaldo was second earning $80 million, and Messi was fourth with $64.7 million. They have the two biggest social media followings in the world among sportspeople with a combined 183 million Facebook fans by January 2015.

Background

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985
Place of birth	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Sporting CP	25	(3)
2003–2009	Manchester United	196	(84)
2009–	Real Madrid	191	(213)
International career
2001	Portugal U15	9	(7)
2001–2002	Portugal U17	7	(5)
2003	Portugal U20	5	(1)
2002–2003	Portugal U21	10	(3)
2004	Portugal U23	3	(2)
2003–	Portugal	117	(52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Main article: Cristiano Ronaldo

Born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portugal international footballer. 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".

Ronaldo spent six years at United, helping them win three consecutive Premier League titles between 2006 and 2009, an FA Cup in 2004, and 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, including his first senior hat-trick in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United.

After the end of his fifth season at Real Madrid, Ronaldo had already amassed a colossal total of 252 goals, making him fourth top scorer in the club's history. Former Real manager José Mourinho referred to him as a "goalscoring machine." 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 in the final as the club finally won La Decima, where he became the first player to score for two different teams in Champions League finals. 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.

Ronaldo has represented his national team Portugal over 100 times and stands as the top goalscorer in the nation's history. 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 six goals in the three UEFA European Championship's he has participated in, and is currently ranked joint third in the history of the competition behind only Michel Platini and Alan Shearer. Including qualifying games, Ronaldo is the all-time top goalscorer following his 23rd goal, against Armenia. He was voted into the UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament in 2004 after helping Portugal reach the final, and also in 2012 after scoring three goals to help Portugal reach the semi-finals.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

Personal information
Full name	Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini
Date of birth	(1987-06-24) 24 June 1987
Place of birth	Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Barcelona C	10	(5)
2004–2005	Barcelona B	22	(6)
2004–	Barcelona	304	(275)
International career
2004–2005	Argentina U20	18	(14)
2007–2008	Argentina U23	5	(2)
2005–	Argentina	97	(45)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Main article: Lionel Messi

Born on 24 June 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Lionel Messi is an Argentina international footballer who has spent his entire professional career at Spanish team Barcelona. Messi's prodigious talents were spotted at an early age; he was discovered by Barcelona scout Josep Maria Minguella at the age of 13, and promptly moved to Spain and progressed through Barcelona's youth academy La Masia, before making his senior debut on 16 October 2004. During this period of time, Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency and Barcelona paid for his treatment. Throughout the early years of his career, Messi had to endure the pressure of the tag New Maradona, 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, before scoring his own version of the Hand of God on 9 June against rivals Espanyol. Maradona himself said of the comparison "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentinian football and his name is Messi".

Messi is the all-time top goalscorer in La Liga, and is the only player to score five UEFA Champions League hat-tricks, and is the only player to score five in a single Champions League game. On 27 September 2014, Messi scored his 400th professional goal. He was lauded by Barcelona manager Luis Enrique in a post-match news conference, who stated "It's like Messi was touched by a magic wand."

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. He made his senior debut two months later, coming on as a substitute, but was sent off for violent conduct minutes later. He has scored five goals in World Cups, with his first coming in 2006, while the other four in 2014 as Argentina reached the final for the first time in 24 years before losing to Germany. During the 2007 Copa América, Messi scored in the quarter-finals and semi-finals to help Argentina reach the 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.

Origins

In 2007, Ronaldo and Messi finished as runner-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 2007 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".

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. Ronaldo missed a penalty in the first leg, but United eventually advanced to the final via a Paul Scholes goal. At the end of the year, Ronaldo was awarded the Ballon d'Or and vowed that he would win the award again.

2009 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was contested between United and Barcelona on 27 May 2009 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The match, described as a "dream clash", was again hyped as the latest battle between the two, this time to settle who was the best player in the world; Ronaldo claimed he was the better of the two, while Messi's club-mate Xavi sided with him. United manager Alex Ferguson was more diplomatic, praising both players as being amongst the world's elite talents. Messi, playing in a central role he was unaccustomed to so he would avoid a direct battle with United left-back Patrice Evra, scored Barcelona's second in a 2–0 victory with a header in the 70th minute. Ronaldo, meanwhile, 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.

Season by season

2009–10

On 11 June 2009, United accepted an offer of £80 million (€94 million) for Ronaldo to be transferred to Barcelona's El Clásico rivals Real Madrid. The transfer was confirmed on 1 July. At the end of the year, Messi was awarded the Ballon d'Or by a record margin of 240 points.

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.

In the second El Clásico of the season, Messi scored his 40th goal of the season in a 2–0 win. 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".

2010–11

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo before the international friendly between Argentina and Portugal in Geneva, Switzerland on 9 February 2011.

On 20 November, 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. The achievement was said to have proven why they are widely considered "the world's best players". In January 2011, Messi won the inaugural combined version of the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

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. Both players were on the scoresheet, with Ronaldo scoring an equaliser before Messi scored an 89th minute penalty to win the game 2–1.

The two came face-to-face in four pulsating games in the season finale, and the fixtures were hyped as the definitive games as to which of the two was the better player. In the first game of the series on 15 April, 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. 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. 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, including one described as "one of the best goals in Champions League history", to give Barcelona a two goal lead in the tie. Following the game, Messi was praised as both the current best in the world and amongst the greatest players of all time. Of the seven goals scored in the four games, Messi scored three and Ronaldo scored two.

2011–12

On 24 September, 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.

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. 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.

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. Following the achievement, Messi was hailed as the best in the world by his manager Pep Guardiola, and club mate Xavi. while journalists and pundits debated whether he was the greatest player of all time. 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.

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.

2012–13

In the first El Clásico of the season on 7 October, 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. 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.

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.

In January, Messi won his record fourth consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or. 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. It was Ronaldo's 20th hat-trick and Messi's 200th career league goal.

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. The goals meant he had scored in six consecutive El Clásico's at the Nou Camp.

2013–14

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. 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. This latest accomplishment was said to "defy the accepted wisdom that football is a team game".

On November 19, 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. 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. The next day, it was announced the voting period for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or had been extended, much to the chagrin of Barcelona president Sandro Rosell. 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. 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, with Ronaldo instead choosing to vote for Radamel Falcao, Gareth Bale and Mesut Özil, and Messi voting for clubmates Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar.

In the second El Clasico 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".

2014–15

At the start of the season, the race to beat Raúl's Champions League goal scoring record of 71 goals dominated the headlines, with Messi beating Ronaldo to equal the record when he scored against Ajax on 5 November, and beating the record on 25 November with three goals against APOEL in a 4–0 victory. Following this milestone goal, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique claimed Messi was the "greatest player of all time". Ronaldo equalled Raúl's tally on 26 November when he scored the only goal of the game against Basel.

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 a "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". Portugal defeated Argentina 1-0, although neither Ronaldo, nor Messi appeared on the score sheet.

On 22 November, Messi equalled, and then went past, Telmo Zarra's goalscoring record of 251 when he scored a hat-trick against Sevilla. 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". 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. 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. The following day, Messi responded by scoring his third hat-trick in his last four games, his 21st La Liga hat-trick in total. The continuous record breaking was said be down to the pairs' "spellbinding skill, relentless application, athletic charisma", while journalist Sid Lowe said that this latest accomplishment "probably doesn't count as a story any more".

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. 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", while Ronaldo was declared a "truly worthy recipient", having scored 61 goals to Messi's 58, and it was declared that the time had come to finally give Ronaldo the respect he deserves within the confines of the rivalry.

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.

Awards and records

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".

World's best player awards

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, Cristiano Ronaldo received his first votes, finishing in joint 12th with Milan Baroš on 11 points. In 2005 he received three points, and in 2006 received five points, the same year Messi earned his first votes, finishing with three points.

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, and continued to reign in the combined FIFA Ballon d'Or. Template:Multicol

Ballon d'Or

See also: Ballon d'Or (1956–2009)

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)
Points	473	233	170

FIFA World Player of the Year

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	2021	320	196

FIFA Ballon d'Or

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.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd
2010	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)	Xavi (Barcelona)
Percentage	22.65%	17.36%	16.48%
2011	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	Xavi (Barcelona)
Percentage	47.88%	21.60%	9.23%
2012	Lionel Messi (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%
2014	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Percentage	37.66%	15.76%	15.72%

Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year

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. With two and four nominations respectively, Ronaldo and Messi are the only footballers to be nominated on multiple occasions. 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, and 2010. When playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo was part of the team which finished runners-up in 2009.

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)

European Golden Shoe

See also: European Golden Shoe

The European Golden Shoe is awarded to the top goalscorer in Europe. Since the points system was established in 1996, Ronaldo and Messi are two of only three players, along with Mário Jardel, to score 80 or more points, while Messi is the only player to score 100 points. The Golden Shoe 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. Ronaldo and Messi are the only players to win the award three times.

By virtue of being the top scorer in Europe, Ronaldo and Messi also received the Premier League Golden Boot and the Pichichi Trophy in the respective seasons.

Season	Player	League	Goals	Points
2007–08	Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)	Premier League	31	62
2008–09	Diego Forlán (Atlético Madrid)	La Liga	32	64
2009–10	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	La Liga	34	68
2010–11	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	La Liga	40	80
2011–12	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	La Liga	50	100
2012–13	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	La Liga	46	92
2013–14	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	La Liga	31	62
	Luis Suárez (Liverpool)	Premier League

FIFA Club World Cup Best Player

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. Lionel Messi is the only player to have won two Golden Balls, receiving them in the successful campaigns of 2009 and 2011. Cristiano Ronaldo received the Silver Ball in his two championships won (2008 & 2014).

Edition	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
2008	Wayne Rooney	Cristiano Ronaldo	Damián Manso
2009	Lionel Messi	Juan Sebastián Verón	Xavi
2011	Lionel Messi	Xavi	Neymar
2014	Sergio Ramos	Cristiano Ronaldo	Ivan Vicelich

Champions League top scorers

See also: List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers

On 5 November 2014, Messi equalled Raúl's long-standing Champions League goal scoring record of 71 with a goal against Ajax, and broke the record on 25 November with a hat-trick against APOEL. Ronaldo equalled Raúl's tally a day later when he scored against Basel.

All-time

	Player	Goals	Years
1	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	75	2005–
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid)	77	2003–
3	Raúl (Real Madrid, Schalke 04)	71	1995–2011
4	Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid)	56	1998–2009
5	Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)	50	1997–2010

Seasonal awards

Season	Player	Goals
2007–08	Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)	8
2008–09	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	9
2009–10	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	8
2010–11	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	12
2011–12	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	14
2012–13	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	12
2013–14	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	17

Records in La Liga

All-time

	Player	Goals	Years
1	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	275	2005–
2	Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao)	251	1940–'55
3	Hugo Sánchez (Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano)	234	1981–'94
4	Raúl (Real Madrid)	228	1994–2010
5	Alfredo di Stéfano (Real Madrid, Espanyol)	227	1953–'66
6	César (Granada, Barcelona, Cultural Leonesa, Elche)	223	1939–'55
7	Quini (Sporting Gijón, Barcelona)	219	1970–'87
8	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	213	2009–
9	Pahiño (Celta Vigo, Real Madrid, Deportivo La Coruña)	210	1943–'56
10	Edmundo Suárez (Valencia, Alcoyano)	195	1939–'51

Hat-tricks

	Player	Hat-tricks
1	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	24
	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	24
3	Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao)	22
	Alfredo di Stéfano (Real Madrid)	22
5	Edmundo Suárez (Valencia, Alcoyano)	19

El Clásico

Messi overtook Alfredo Di Stéfano's record of 18 El Clásico goals when he scored a hat-trick on 23 March 2014. In the history of the fixture, Ronaldo is the only player to score in six consecutive games, the only player to score in six consecutive away games, and the only to score consecutive braces in away fixtures.

	Player	Goals	Years
1	Lionel Messi (Barcelona)	21	2005–
2	Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)	18	1953–'63
3	Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)	15	2009–
	Raúl (Real Madrid)	15	1995–2008
5	César (Barcelona)	14	1945–'54
	Francisco Gento (Real Madrid)	14	1955–'69
	Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid)	14	1959–'64

Player statistics

As of end of season 2013–14

Club statistics

Cristiano Ronaldo
Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2002–03	23	5	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	40	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
Total	386	275	67	39	109	68	7	4	569	375

Club statistics

Lionel Messi
Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2002–03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003–04	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	5
2004–05	24	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	7
2005–06	17	6	2	1	5	1	1	0	25	8
2006–07	26	14	2	2	6	1	2	0	36	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	47
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	60
2013–14	31	28	6	5	7	8	2	0	46	41
Total	309	254	44	29	86	67	18	15	457	365

International statistics

Cristiano Ronaldo
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
Total	27	9	50	30	37	11	114	50

International statistics

Lionel Messi
Season	Tournament		Qualifiers		Friendlies		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2003–04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004–05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	2	5	7	9	9
2012–13	0	0	8	5	4	4	12	9
2013–14	7	4	1	2	3	1	11	7
Total	25	7	33	13	34	22	93	42

Player honours

Team

Cristiano Ronaldo

• League championships (4)
  • Premier League (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
  • La Liga (1): 2011–12
• Major domestic cups (3)
  • FA Cup (1): 2003–04
  • Copa del Rey (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
• Major continental championships (2)
  • UEFA Champions League (2): 2007–08, 2013–14
• Worldwide club cups (2)
  • FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2008, 2014
• Secondary/Tertiary domestic cups (4)
  • Football League Cup (2): 2005–06, 2008–09
  • FA Community Shield (1): 2007
  • Supercopa de España (1): 2012
• Secondary UEFA cups (1)
  • UEFA Super Cup (1): 2014

Lionel Messi

• League championships (6)
  • La Liga (6): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
• Major domestic cups (2)
  • Copa del Rey (2): 2008–09, 2011–12;
• Major continental championships (3)
  • UEFA Champions League (3): 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
• Worldwide club cups (2)
  • FIFA Club World Cup (2): 2009, 2011
• Secondary/Tertiary domestic cups (6)
  • Supercopa de España (6): 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
• Secondary UEFA cups (2)
  • UEFA Super Cup (2): 2009, 2011
• International (2)
  • Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
  • FIFA World Youth Championship : 2005

Individual

Cristiano Ronaldo

• World player of the year (3)
  • FIFA World Player of the Year (1): 2008
  • FIFA Ballon d'Or (2): 2013, 2014
• European player of the year (2)
  • Ballon d'Or (1): 2008
  • UEFA Best Player in Europe Award (1): 2013-2014
• League player of the year (7)
  • PFA Players' Player of the Year (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
  • FWA Footballer of the Year (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

• Top goalscorer (10)
  • Continental top goalscorer (3)
    • European Golden Shoe (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14
  • Continental championship top goalscorer (3)
    • UEFA Champions League top scorer (3): 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14
  • League top goalscorer (3)
    • Premier League Golden Boot (1): 2007–08
    • La Liga top scorer (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
  • International top goalscorer (1)
    • UEFA European Championship (1): 2012

• Team of the Year (17)
  • World Team of the Year (8)
    • FIFPro World XI (8): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Continental Team of the Year (9)
    • UEFA Team of the Year (9): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Lionel Messi

• World player of the year (4)
  • FIFA World Player of the Year (1): 2009
  • FIFA Ballon d'Or (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
• European player of the year (2)
  • Ballon d'Or (1): 2009
  • UEFA Best Player in Europe Award (1): 2010-2011
• World Cup Best player (1)
  • World Cup Golden Ball (1): 2014
• Club World Cup Best player (2)
  • Club World Cup Golden Ball (2): 2009, 2011
• League player of the year (3)
  • Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano (3): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11

• Top goalscorer (10)
  • Continental top goalscorer (3)
    • European Golden Shoe (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Continental championship top goalscorer (4)
    • UEFA Champions League top scorer (4): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
  • League top goalscorer (3)
    • La Liga top scorer (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13

• Team of the Year (14)
  • World Team of the Year (8)
    • FIFPro World XI (8): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Continental Team of the Year (6)
    • UEFA Team of the Year (6): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

Head-to-head

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.

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	23 April 2008	Champions League	Barcelona	Manchester United	0–0
2	29 April 2008	Champions League	Manchester United	Barcelona	1–0
3	27 May 2009	Champions League	Manchester United	Barcelona	0–2	Messi ( 70')
4	29 November 2009	La Liga	Barcelona	Real Madrid	1–0
5	10 April 2010	La Liga	Real Madrid	Barcelona	0–2	Messi ( 33')
6	29 November 2010	La Liga	Barcelona	Real Madrid	5–0
7	9 February 2011	Friendly	Argentina	Portugal	2–1	Ronaldo ( 53'), Messi ( 83' (pen.))
8	16 April 2011	La Liga	Real Madrid	Barcelona	1–1	Messi ( 51'), Ronaldo ( 81')
9	20 April 2011	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	Barcelona	1–0	Ronaldo ( 103')
10	27 April 2011	Champions League	Real Madrid	Barcelona	0–2	Messi ( 76', 87')
11	3 May 2011	Champions League	Barcelona	Real Madrid	1–1
12	14 August 2011	Supercopa de España	Real Madrid	Barcelona	2–2	Messi ( 45')
13	17 August 2011	Supercopa de España	Barcelona	Real Madrid	3–2	Ronaldo ( 20'), Messi ( 53', 88')
14	10 December 2011	La Liga	Real Madrid	Barcelona	1–3
15	18 January 2012	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	Barcelona	1–2	Ronaldo ( 11')
16	25 January 2012	Copa del Rey	Barcelona	Real Madrid	2–2	Ronaldo ( 68')
17	21 April 2012	La Liga	Barcelona	Real Madrid	1–2	Ronaldo ( 73')
18	23 August 2012	Supercopa de España	Barcelona	Real Madrid	3–2	Ronaldo ( 55'), Messi ( 70')
19	29 August 2012	Supercopa de España	Real Madrid	Barcelona	2–1	Ronaldo ( 19'), Messi ( 45')
20	7 October 2012	La Liga	Barcelona	Real Madrid	2–2	Ronaldo ( 23', 66'), Messi ( 31', 61')
21	30 January 2013	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	Barcelona	1–1
22	26 February 2013	Copa del Rey	Barcelona	Real Madrid	1–3	Ronaldo ( 12', 57')
23	2 March 2013	La Liga	Real Madrid	Barcelona	2–1	Messi ( 18')
24	26 October 2013	La Liga	Barcelona	Real Madrid	2–1
25	23 March 2014	La Liga	Real Madrid	Barcelona	3–4	Messi ( 42', 65' (pen.), 84' (pen.)), Ronaldo ( 55' (pen.))
26	25 October 2014	La Liga	Real Madrid	Barcelona	3–1	Ronaldo ( 35' (pen.))
27	18 November 2014	Friendly	Argentina	Portugal	0–1
28	22 March 2015	La Liga	Barcelona	Real Madrid	2–1	Ronaldo ( 31')

Results

Competition	Games played	Messi wins	Draw matches	Ronaldo wins	Messi goals	Ronaldo goals
Champions League	5	2	2	1	3	0
La Liga	12	7	2	3	8	7
Copa del Rey	5	1	2	2	0	5
Supercopa de España	4	2	1	1	5	3
Friendly	2	1	0	1	1	1
Total official matches	28	13	7	8	17	16

Last updated 22 March 2015

Hat-tricks and more

A hat-trick occurs in association football when a player scores three goals in a single game. Messi is holds the record along with Ronaldo for the most La Liga hat-tricks with 24. Ronaldo scored five goals against Granada on 5 April 2015 and Messi scored three goals against Levante on 15 February 2015. Messi holds the record for most UEFA Champions League hat-tricks with five, with his fifth coming on 25 November 2014 against APOEL.

Legend

Five goals in a match

Four goals in a match

Cristiano Ronaldo
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	12 January 2008 Premier League	Newcastle United	6–0	Old Trafford Manchester, England
2	5 May 2010 La Liga	Mallorca	1–4	Iberostar Stadium Palma, Spain
3	23 October 2010 La Liga	Racing Santander	6–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
4	20 November 2010 La Liga	Athletic Bilbao	5–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
5	22 December 2010 Copa del Rey	Levante	8–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
6	9 January 2011 La Liga	Villarreal	4–2	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
7	3 March 2011 La Liga	Málaga	7–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
8	7 May 2011 La Liga	Sevilla	2–6	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Seville, Spain
9	10 May 2011 La Liga	Getafe	4–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
10	28 August 2011 La Liga	Real Zaragoza	0–6	La Romareda Zaragoza, Spain
11	24 September 2011 La Liga	Rayo Vallecano	6–2	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
12	22 October 2011 La Liga	Málaga	0–4	La Rosaleda Stadium Málaga, Spain
13	6 November 2011 La Liga	Osasuna	7–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
14	17 December 2011 La Liga	Sevilla	2–6	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Seville, Spain
15	12 February 2012 La Liga	Levante	4–2	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
16	11 April 2012 La Liga	Atlético Madrid	1–4	Vicente Calderón Stadium Madrid, Spain
17	30 September 2012 La Liga	Deportivo La Coruña	5–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
18	3 October 2012 Champions League	Ajax	1–4	Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands
19	9 January 2013 Copa del Rey	Celta Vigo	4–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
20	27 January 2013 La Liga	Getafe	4–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
21	9 February 2013 La Liga	Sevilla	4–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
22	6 September 2013 World Cup qualification	Northern Ireland	2–4	Windsor Park Belfast, Northern Ireland
23	17 September 2013 Champions League	Galatasaray	1–6	Türk Telekom Arena Istanbul, Turkey
24	30 October 2013 La Liga	Sevilla	7–3	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
25	9 November 2013 La Liga	Real Sociedad	5–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
26	19 November 2013 World Cup qualification	Sweden	2–3	Friends Arena Stockholm, Sweden
27	20 September 2014 La Liga	Deportivo La Coruña	2–8	Riazor La Coruña, Spain
28	23 September 2014 La Liga	Elche	5–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
29	5 October 2014 La Liga	Athletic Bilbao	5–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
30	6 December 2014 La Liga	Celta Vigo	3–0	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
31	5 April 2015 La Liga	Granada	9–1	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain

Lionel Messi
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	10 March 2007 La Liga	Real Madrid	3–3	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
2	6 January 2009 Copa del Rey	Atlético Madrid	1–3	Vicente Calderón Stadium Madrid, Spain
3	10 January 2010 La Liga	Tenerife	0–5	Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Tenerife, Spain
4	14 March 2010 La Liga	Valencia	3–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
5	21 March 2010 La Liga	Real Zaragoza	2–4	La Romareda Zaragoza, Spain
6	6 April 2010 Champions League	Arsenal	4–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
7	21 August 2010 2010 Supercopa de España	Sevilla	4–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
8	20 November 2010 La Liga	Almería	0–8	Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Almería, Spain
9	12 January 2011 Copa del Rey	Real Betis	5–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
10	5 February 2011 La Liga	Atlético Madrid	3–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
11	17 September 2011 La Liga	Osasuna	8–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
12	24 September 2011 La Liga	Atlético Madrid	5–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
13	29 October 2011 La Liga	Real Mallorca	5–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
14	1 November 2011 Champions League	Viktoria Plzeň	0–4	Doosan Arena Plzeň, Czech Republic
15	22 January 2012 La Liga	Málaga	1–4	La Rosaleda Stadium Málaga, Spain
16	19 February 2012 La Liga	Valencia	5–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
17	29 February 2012 International friendly	Switzerland	1–3	Stade de Suisse Bern, Switzerland
18	7 March 2012 Champions League	Bayer Leverkusen	7–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
19	20 March 2012 La Liga	Granada	5–3	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
20	2 May 2012 La Liga	Málaga	4–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
21	5 May 2012 La Liga	Espanyol	4–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
22	8 June 2012 International friendly	Brazil	4–3	MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, United States
23	20 October 2012 La Liga	Deportivo La Coruña	4–5	Riazor La Coruña, Spain
24	27 January 2013 La Liga	Osasuna	5–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
25	14 June 2013 International friendly	Guatemala	0–4	Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala
26	1 September 2013 La Liga	Valencia	2-3	Mestalla Valencia, Spain
27	18 September 2013 Champions League	Ajax	4–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
28	16 March 2014 La Liga	Osasuna	7–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
29	23 March 2014 La Liga	Real Madrid	3–4	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid, Spain
30	22 November 2014 La Liga	Sevilla	5–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
31	25 November 2014 Champions League	APOEL	0–4	GSP Stadium Nicosia, Cyprus
32	7 December 2014 La Liga	Espanyol	5–1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
33	18 January 2015 La Liga	Deportivo La Coruña	0–4	Riazor La Coruña, Spain
34	15 February 2015 La Liga	Levante	5–0	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain
35	8 March 2015 La Liga	Rayo Vallecano	6-1	Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain

FIFA World Cup goals

Cristiano Ronaldo
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	17 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup	Iran	2–0	Waldstadion Frankfurt, Germany
2	21 June 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup	North Korea	7–0	Cape Town Stadium Cape Town, South Africa
3	26 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup	Ghana	2–1	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília, Brazil

Lionel Messi
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	16 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup	Serbia and Montenegro	6–0	Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2	15 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–1	Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3	21 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup	Iran	1–0	Mineirão Belo Horizonte, Brazil
4	25 June 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup	Nigeria	3–2	Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre, Brazil
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UEFA Champions League Final goals

Cristiano Ronaldo
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	21 May 2008 2008 UEFA Champions League Final	Chelsea F.C.	1–1	Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia
2	24 May 2014 2014 UEFA Champions League Final	Atlético Madrid	4–1	Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal

Lionel Messi
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	27 May 2009 2009 UEFA Champions League Final	Manchester United	2–0	Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy
2	28 May 2011 2011 UEFA Champions League Final	Manchester United	3–1	Wembley Stadium London, England

FIFA Club World Cup goals

Cristiano Ronaldo
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	18 December 2008 2008 FIFA Club World Cup	Gamba Osaka	5–3	International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan

Lionel Messi
No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Venue
1	16 December 2009 2009 FIFA Club World Cup	Atlante	3–1	Zayed Sports City Stadium Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
2	19 December 2009 2009 FIFA Club World Cup	Estudiantes	2–1	Zayed Sports City Stadium Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3	21 December 2011 2011 FIFA Club World Cup	Santos	4–0	International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan
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External links

• Messi vs. Ronaldo