Messi vs Ronaldo 2017-18 – Statistics and Records:
The 2017-18 season is into its full flow with La Liga season already into second matchday. On this page you will find updated statistics of both Ronaldo and Messi this season.
As of 05 December 2017:
| Competition | Games | Goals | Assist |
| Spanish League BBVA | 14 | 13 | 4 |
| UEFA Champions League | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Copa del Rey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 17 | 5 |
| Competition | Games | Goals | Assist |
| Spanish League BBVA | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Copa del Rey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Cup/Club World Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 3 |
Probably the greatest players to have grace the world football, Ronaldo and Messi are going head to head for the last 6-7 years not only for individual titles but also helping their club and national teams to glory. But the million dollar question is who is better Ronaldo ? or Messi ?. Thats a questions which divide football fans, make them argue with friends and specially online sports websites comments boxes.
2016-17 Statistics: Below are the official stats from 2016-17 season.
2015-16 Statistics: Below are the updated statistics from 2015-16 season.
2014-15 Statistics: Below are the last season 2014-15 statistics where Ronaldo outscored Messi by 3 goals in all competitions but it was Messi who won all the trophies for Barcelona.
Here are some all time career goals and appearance record of both players and how they scored in league, champions league and other domestic cups. (As of 05 December 2017)
Its clear from the graphic above that Lionel Messi has slightly better goal to game ratio with him taking 0.83 matches to score 1 goal while Ronaldo ratio is not bad either which is around 0.68.
If we talk about their overall Champions League performance again its pretty similar apart from Messi have superior goal ration of 0.86 compared to Ronaldo’s 0.63. Messi is now the all time highest goal scorer in champions league history while Ronaldo is second with 72 goals to his name.
Team & Individual Honors: Below is the complete list of honors won by both Ronaldo and Messi since 2004. We have included all major trophies and individual awards
They both are great, Messi is better at building up attacks brining his team mates into play and can find that killer pass which can split even the water tight defences of opposition. On the other hand we have Cristiano Ronaldo who is more athletic, makes solo runs on the wings can score all type of goals.
Ronaldo is a better professional, he had talent but he made it even better with his dedication to improve which we have been witnessing year after year. Messi on the other hand has a natural gift of balance and control over the football, he can turn and twist accelerate with the ball at his feet better than anyone. So before we decide who is a better player we take a look at the over all record of both players starting with the all time goal and game statistics.
We will talk about these statistics and records later in the post but now we move our attention to 2014-15 season statistics as they are important going into the Ballon Dór 2015 ceremony.
Or you can take look at the table below which shows the name of the title both of players have won with their teams in the last 12 years of their careers. Ronaldo of course started with a FA Cup medal in his very first year at United while Messi enjoyed huge success in his first 4-5 years with Barcelona where he won it all.
| Cristiano RONALDO | YEAR | Lionel MESSI |
| FA Cup | 2003-04 | |
| 2004-05 | La Liga | |
| League Cup | 2005-06 | Champions League, La Liga, Super Cup |
| Premier League | 2006-07 | Super Cup |
| Champions League, Premier League, Community Shield | 2007-08 | |
| Premier League, League Cup, Club World Cup | 2008-09 | Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey |
| 2009-10 | La Liga, Uefa Super Cup,Super Cup, Club World Cup | |
| Copa del Rey | 2010-11 | Champions League, La Liga, Super Cup |
| La Liga | 2011-12 | Copa del Rey, Uefa Super Cup, Super Cup, Club World Cup |
| Spanish Super Cup | 2012-13 | La Liga |
| Champions League, Copa del Rey | 2013-14 | Spanish Super Cup |
| Uefa Super Cup | 2014-15 |
and now the individual honours which both players have earned in their careers, which include young player of the year awards as well.
| Cristiano RONALDO | YEAR | Lionel MESSI |
| 2003-04 | ||
| 2004-05 | ||
| 2005-06 | ||
| PFA Young Player of the Year | 2006-07 | |
| European Golden Shoe, EPL Golden Boot, Champions League Top Scorer, Uefa Club Footballer of the Year | 2007-08 | |
| Ballon d’Or | 2008-09 | Champions League Top Scorer |
| 2009-10 | Ballon d’Or, European Golden Shoe, La Liga Top Scorer, Champions League Top Scorer | |
| European Golden Shoe, La Liga Top Scorer | 2010-11 | Ballon d’Or, Champions League Top Scorer |
| 2011-12 | Ballon d’Or, European Golden Shoe, La Liga Top Scorer, Champions League Top Scorer | |
| Champions League Top Scorer | 2012-13 | Ballon d’Or, European Golden Shoe, La Liga Top Scorer |
| Ballon d’Or, European Golden Shoe, Champions League Top Scorer, La Liga Top Scorer | 2013-14 | |
| 2014-15 | World Cup Golden Ball |
Now we move to both players records which they made and broke in the last decade or so, some of them are specific league records and some of them are all time world records.
| Lionel MESSI | |
| 1 | Most FIFA Ballon d’Or awards (4) |
| 2 | Only player in history to have won Ballon d’Or, FIFA World Player, Pichichi trophy & Golden Boot in the same season |
| 3 | World record of most goals in a calendar year: 91 goals (2012) |
| 4 | consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals) + only player to have scored against all teams in the same league |
| 5 | Leading goal scorer in Spanish League history (253 goals) |
| 6 | Leading scorer in UEFA Champions League history (74 goals) |
| 7 | All time leading Barcelona scorer (399) |
So now you have the bigger picture, Messi is two year younger than Cristiano Ronaldo and he has achieved everything a football can dream of and in 2014 world cup he was inches away winning a World Cup for his native Argentina side as he guided them to the final, but it was Germany who eventually won it but Messi went home with the Golden Ball (best player in world cup).
More champions League titles, more FIFA player of the year awards, more goals, more assists and broke almost all big scoring records really do make Messi a better player than Ronaldo. It easier to judge them because they are playing in the same era unlike previous big football rivalry which was Maradona vs Pele.
Personaly I think Lionel Messi is slightly better player than Ronaldo because not only his goal record is incredible but he has a bigger impact on the team he is playing in. Ronaldo on the other hand is incredible player and he is in the elite class of all time great footballers and he still has couple of years left at the very peak of his career and things might change and we might look at them differently when they hang up there boots. But so far Messi shades it for me against Ronaldo.
What you think of this rivalry ? who is the better player between Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo ? use the poll below to cast your vote and express your opinion in the comments section.
Ronaldo is the best of all time
who can smell what Christino Ronaldo is cooking my guy watch and see he is the best of al
l the best.
c r7 is the best in the world.
Lional messi is the best among them why bcos he always want his team mate to score goal not him alone but cr7 his desires is just to scores ball not to share passes to his tem mate,with this reason i am hundred percent sure that lional messi is greater than cr7.
Is true. Messi is a player whose name will never go’s down because of his efforts, and more to the point he is not selfish like Cr7.
May God bless him alephantly. Barcelona funs say big
Amen.
Try learning how to spell ur hero’s first name then come talk shit..
I don’t just no y all people disturb them self of this,I don’t think of any player than christiano dos santos avairo ronaldo,CR7,because he play in three different league and still leading in champions league goal,I don’t no what people still need,he meet tiago father at Spanish league,and still almost at his side for the goal,please if we don’t record,only this is okay by me, I love him than other my mentor,my role model,but am not as good as he he’s,MUCH LOVE FOR HIM (father junior)
0.68 games to score a goal is superior to 0.83! Did you mean 0.83 goals per game/?
christiano is my best player of all time
Messi is the best of all time because he always shares the ball and doesn’t show of and in the end lose the like Ronaldo
OUi, mon gars tu es bon
Messi is great!!!!
Christiano Ronaldo is better than Messi and Messi is boring to watch, his football lacks spicy touch than Ronaldo’s, more acrobatic and attractive to watch.
moi, je dit que messi qui est le meilleur de tout les temps car il n’a pas une taillle élancée mais il joue très bien. il marque des buts très incroyables. CR7 Ronaldo lui marque des but mais ses buts son plûtot très anciens.
Lionel Messi is the best player of all time and in the history of football era , between him and Ronaldo he has more rankings ever.
To My Opinion Cr7 Is The Best And I Alwase Wish Him The Best For Real
My friends no arguments the magical mess is the greatest player of all time
LIONEL MESSI IS THE BEST EVER SINCE HE ENTER THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL 👍
Messi is the king of football, Ronaldo is good too but Messi is better
lionel messi best of all time collecting four balloon d,or accordingly.
Messi all the way dominating
messi is the best than cr7
Why suffer yourself in saying the true? Pls clean your eyes, ears, and mind to know that what Messi hahe achieved in his youth stage is what cr7 is struggling to get in his retiring stage. To conclude messi is the greatest of all time