Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the most talented, record-holding, skilled, famous, and loved names in the Soccer world. Both of the players have won 5 Ballon d’Or over the last 10 years. Messi and Ronaldo are the most successful players in every format of football or Association football, followed by millions and loved by billions, fans are crazy about them. Here is the 2018-19 Performance of Ronaldo vs Messi in the soccer World.
Messi is part of the Barcelona Football Club in La Liga, while Ronaldo plays for Juventus. Ronaldo’s transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus in 2018 was the sixth-most expensive in football history, costing €100 million. The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is a well-known football rivalry, largely driven by fans due to their performances in the same era, making comparisons between the two players inevitable.
The two best players of the current generation have collectively won 10 La Liga titles, seven Champions League titles, and 10 Ballon d’Or awards, among many other records. Last season, Lionel Messi secured his fifth Golden Shoe award as Europe’s leading goalscorer, while Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Golden Shoe award four times.
2018-19 Performance of Messi vs Ronaldo
Table of Contents
Both players are considered the best in the world and are regarded by many as among the greatest players of all time.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi holds the records for most official goals:
Both Players have made the most appearances in the FIFPro World XI 11 times between 2007 to 2017
| Ronaldo | Messi |
|---|---|
| Europe’s top-five leagues- 405 Goals UEFA Champions League- 121 Goals European Championship(UEFA )- 9 Goals UEFA Champions League- 34 Goals UEFA European Championship- 6 Goals Total Goals- 680 | La Liga- 394 Goals La Liga season- 50 club football season in Europe- 73 Goals The calendar year- 91 Goals El Clásico- 26 Goals Copa América- 11 Goals Total Goals- 660 Goals |
Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017-18
He is the Most goals scored at the Club World Cup(7) and Club World Cup Finals(4). Ronaldo is the only player to have won 2 Club World Cup Golden Boots. He scored the most international goals in a year (club and national team) with 32 goals in 2017
| League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | 27 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Golas | 26 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 44 |
44 goals in 44 games
26 goals in 27 club games
10 goals in 10 internationals
Messi in 2017-18
Messi is the only player in history to score 40+ club goals in 9 consecutive seasons (2009/10) and top scorer in international competitions.
| League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | 36 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 54 |
| Golas | 34 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 45 |
45 goals in 54 games
34 goals in 36 club games
4 goals in 9 internationals
International statistics
Read Here: Latest Messi vs Ronaldo Performance
Ronaldo in 2018
| All | Competitive Games | Friendlies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Golas | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Messi in 2018
| All | Competitive Games | Friendlies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Golas | 4 | 1 | 3 |
It is hard to quantify just how far apart Juventus No.7 and Barcelona’s No. 10 were on the day. This is shown by Messi’s performance as a perfect 10.0, not only dress in the real world.
List of the Ronaldo and Messi Awards
| Cristiano Ronaldo | FIFA Ballon d’Or/Ballon d’Or(5), Best (x2), UEFA Player of the Year, FIFA FIFPro World XI, FIFA World Player, FIFPro, Best FIFA Men’s Player, 4 Golden Shoes award, World Soccer Player and World Soccer Player of the Year. |
|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | Won 33 trophies, La Liga top scorer, FIFA Ballon d’Or/Ballon d’Or(5), European Golden Shoe, FIFA FIFPro World XI, European Golden Shoe, FIFA FIFPro World XI, FIFA World Player, FIFPro, Best FIFA Men’s Player, and World Soccer Player of the Year, 5 Golden Shoes award |
