Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo : Statistical Comparison 2016

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo

Who is Better ?? Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo !! This is probably the only comparison in the world right now where you can’t declare a clear winner. Whenever this question asked ,every time heated arguments broke out between their fans whether it’s on social media or in real life.

In This year Cristiano Ronaldo wins the prestigious Ballon d ór award as his nemesis Lionel Messi finishing behind him in the second spot.For the past 9 years no player has dethrone them for the title of “Best Player in the world”.

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo : Statistical Comparison 2016

  Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo
  Appearnces Goals Assists Appearnces Goals Assists
  62 59 32 57 55 17
Team Houners 1.  La-Liga

2.  Copa Del Rey

3.  Spanish Super Cup

 

1.  UEFA Champions League

2.  FIFA Club World Cup

3.  UEFA Super Cup

4.  UEFA European Championship

Indivisual Hounours   1.  Ballon d ór’

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi : Stats 2016-17 (as of 19 December 2016)

Cristiano Ronaldo 2016-17 Season Statistics
Competition Games Goals Assist
Spanish League BBVA 11 10 2
UEFA Champions League 6 2 4
Copa del Rey 0 0 0
Super Cup/Others  2 4 0
Total 19 16 6


Messi vs Ronaldo : 2016-17

Lionel Messi 2016-17 Season Statistics
Competition Games Goals Assist
Spanish League BBVA 13 12 4
UEFA Champions League 5 10 2
Copa del Rey 0 0 0
Super Cup & Club World Cup 2 1 2
Total 20 23 8

As we all know Football is not a individual sport , it’s a team sports .So we have to take this in consideration when we we comparing two players.In Messi & Ronaldo case , we have to compare MSN(Messi,Suarez,Neymar) & BBC(Bale,Benzema,Cristiano) as both attacking trio currently dominating the world.

MSN VS BBC : Stats 2016

Neymar Suarez Messi vs Ronaldo Benzema Bale
Ap As G Ap As G Ap As G   G As Ap G As Ap G As Ap
13 6 4 15 4 12 13 3 12 La Liga 10 2 11 4 1 10 5 2 11
5 7 2 5 2 2 5 2 10 Champions League 2 4 6 4 1 6 2 2 5
0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 Other Cups 4 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0
18 13 6 21 6 15 20 7 23 All Competitions 16 6 19 10 3 19 7 4 16

All Competitions

MSN (Messi,Suarez,Neymar)

  1. 59 APPS*
  2. 26 ASSISTS
  3. 44 GOALS

BBC (Bale, Benzema, Cristiano)

  1. 33 GOALS
  2. 13 ASSISTS
  3. 54 APPS*

LA LIGA

MSN (Messi, Suarez, Neymar)

  • 41 APPS*
  • 13 ASSISTS
  • 28 GOALS

BBC (Bale, Benzema, Cristiano)

  • 19 GOALS
  • ASSISTS
  • 32 APPS*

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

MSN (Messi, Suarez, Neymar)

  • 15 APPS*
  • 11 ASSISTS
  • 14 GOALS

BBC (Bale, Benzema, Cristiano)

  • GOALS
  • ASSISTS
  • 17 APPS*

OTHER CUPS (Copa Del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup)

MSN (Messi,Suarez,Neymar)

  • APPS*
  • ASSISTS
  • GOALS

BBC (Bale,Benzema,Cristiano)

  • GOALS
  • ASSISTS
  • APPS*

So,Who do you thing is Better ? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi ?

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