What is the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi?

The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is a football rivalry between fans of Argentine forward Lionel Messi and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo and supposedly between the players themselves.

How often does Ronaldo score more goals than Messi?

Messi has scored 0.80 goals per game, whereas Ronaldo has scored 0.73 goals per game. If we drill down into goals per minutes, it’s a similar story; Messi scores a goal every 101 minutes, and Ronaldo scores a goal every 111 minutes. Ronaldo still has more all time career goals than Messi though

How many penalties has Messi scored in his career?

The media perception is that Messi is unreliable from the spot, whereas Ronaldo is the ultimate ice-cool penalty king – the truth, is somewhere in between. Excluding shootouts, Ronaldo has scored an impressive 136 penalties (with 27 misses) over his whole career, whereas Messi has scored 99 penalties (with 29 misses).

When did Cristiano Ronaldo play for Real Madrid?

Messi won two Champions League while Ronaldo playing for Real Madrid, with the Portuguese securing four out of five titles between 2014 and 2018. Messi during this period won five Pichichi trophies and European Golden Shoe awards (2010, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018), while Ronaldo won these prizes thrice each (2011, 2014 and 2015).

When did Ronaldo and Messi first play each other?

They first played in a game against each other when Manchester 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.

Who are the players that have played with Messi?

Spent the first part of his career at United with Ronaldo as he was on the ascend to his first Ballon d’Or win and has been up and close and personal to see all six of Messi’s prizes. A slightly left-field member of the club, Gomes is captained by Ronaldo for Portugal and spent two years as Messi’s teammate at Barcelona.

How many times has Messi won the Ballon d’Or?

Messi won four consecutive Ballon d’Or awards (2009 to 2012) with a fifth coming in 2015, while Ronaldo had equalled Messi’s total of five with wins in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017. In 2019, Messi took the lead again by earning his sixth Ballon d’Or, finishing just seven points ahead of second-placed Virgil van Dijk, with Ronaldo finishing third.

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