Messi v Ronaldo: The UCL stats

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona hero Lionel Messi have scored 1462 goals between them and won 11 Ballon d’Ors, we compare their head-to-head stats.

The two giants meet again for the first time in 31 months, as Ronaldo left Real Madrid in July 2018, after nine years in La Liga and an important rivalry with Barcelona talisman Messi.

The Argentine seems to be on his way out the door this summer but stayed put as the club wasn’t prepared to let their hero leave the Camp Nou, and tonight the two superstars meet again in Catalonia.

The two will meet for the 34th time in total and prepare for their sixth meeting in the Champions League.

Ronaldo, who was missing from the first leg due to coronavirus, has never scored against Barcelona in the Champions League, but Lionel Messi has found the net three times in the five games playing against the Portuguese star.

They first met in the semi-finals of the competition in 2007-08, when Ronaldo played for Manchester United, and then in the Final the next year.

In 2010-11, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the tournament, the last time the two stars met in Europe.

Ronaldo has played all 450 minutes of the matches against Messi without scoring or assisting. The Argentine talisman also dominates the stats for chances created with 1.2 per game against Ronaldo’s 0.8.

Ronaldo had more attempts in total than Messi, with 4 per game, but only 0.8 hit the target. Messi, on the other hand, tried 3.4 times per game and hit the target with 1.4 of his efforts.

Career goals: 750 v 712

Goals in the Champions League: 132 v 118

Top goalscorer in the Champions League: 7 v 6

Club trophies: 30 v 34

Champions League trophies: 5 v 4

Ballon d’Or winners: 5 v 6