Prior to that it was top 10 at the very best, but usually hanging out of the top 10 while Argentina was in the top 10. Ronaldo destroys his opponents by scoring world-class goals while Messi does it with his magical dribbling skills. Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who has represented the Portugal national football team as a forward since his debut on 20 August 2003 against Kazakhstan in a friendly. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are arguably the Greatest Football Players Of All-time. all-time top scorer in the history of the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo 99 Lionel Messi 69, % of goals scored against nations currently inside the top 10 FIFA's World rankings, Cristiano Ronaldo 8.08% Lionel Messi 26.09% pic.twitter.com/Zora4KpTPB. Note that they practically have played the same friendly matches in their careers, even though Cristiano is almost 2 and a half years older. But on his return, he looked like he has never been away. Not to mention the fact he has scored 20 goals more than Lionel Messi is his international career. Your email address will not be published. Ronaldo, who will be 41 by the time of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, barely got a touch of the ball until stoppage time when he got in behind Morocco's defense off a long ball forward. cr7 scores bucket loads against minnows in europe whereas there are not a lot of weak south american teams, ha ha this is totally against Ronaldo its all about goals against low teams but not never mentioned number of matches messi played against top teams he has spent more than15 match to score 7 goals against Brazil lol, Brazil were not in their best squad???? He has scored more goals than Ali Daei, Pele, Diego Maradona, Romario and other football legends. Of Europe's big five football nations, Ronaldo has found German club defences most porous, averaging over a goal a game 28 strikes in 26 matches. The other two teams are Ecuador and Panama whom he had also scored against just once. Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 matches under Sir Alex Ferguson. Although they are two beasts, there are some teams that can boast of having faced them and not having received any goal from them. He scored his TENTH international hat-trick for Portugal against Luxembourg pic.twitter.com/467ODT7ptt. In this section we can highlight that Messi has scored against all the teams he has faced 3 or more times. Brazil are the highest-ranked team Messi has scored against most (5), followed by Uruguay and Paraguay (5). What do you have to say? Cristiano Ronaldo remains out in front of Lionel Messi as their goal race continues at their latest clubs. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.com and/or report the article using the available reporting functionality built into our Platform. He just scored 5 goals in 31 appearances for the club. Of course, Messi is a bit luckier than Cristiano to play against teams like Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia on a permanent basis. 28 Nov 2022 20:47:49 Replying to . Cristiano has only played against three South American countries and scored just one goal each against them. Cristiano Ronaldo may be Portugal's all-time top scorer with 81 goals 148 games, but his scoring record against the 'top' international teams in years gone by is surprisingly bad based on his. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Having taken a look at the statistics, it will be fair to say Messis numbers are better with the majority of the Argentines goals coming against top football nations compared to Ronaldo who has scored a chunk of his goals against teams outside the top 50. It should be noted that Ronaldo has scored at least two or more times against these teams, Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Russia and Switzerland. UEFA Champions League - Who have been Cristiano Ronaldo's favourite opponents? Cristiano Ronaldo seems to enjoy scoring against any side, but do some teams have more to fear from him than others? Why are these not being put into perspective? After he finally broke his European duck against Barcelona in December 2020, Benfica are now the team that have gone the longest without conceding against Ronaldo (337 minutes). In official games, Leo Messi concentrates 75% of his goals against teams that are in the top 50 places of the FIFA Ranking, while Cristiano Ronaldo scores more than half of his goals against teams that are beyond the position #75. On 5 March 2014, Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal's 51 friendly win over Cameroon to take his tally to 49 goals, thus becoming his country's all-time leading goalscorer, surpassing the 47 set by Pauleta. If thats the case why are you guys comparing them? One of those countries is Lionel Messi's Argentina whom he has scored just one goal against. It would be the night Mohamed Salah continued his wonderful goalscoring form to beat European champions Portugal. Ronaldo's long-time rival from their time at Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively, Luis Suarez, is in an attack that also features the country's new generation of talent in Darwin Nez . With 145 goals in 16,936 minutes of UEFA club competition football, Cristiano Ronaldo scores at an average rate of a goal every 116 minutes and 48 seconds. in practice, it's very hard to predict right a match between stronger teams from south america and europe, but yeah, the european teams have some "pre-game" advantages. Do Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have anything left to prove? Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both play for different reputable countries that are not on the same continent. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-1diosym{color:black;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-1diosym{color:#fff;}}Published15:56,27 March 2018 BST@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-jirzs7{color:#72B97D;}}| Last updated16:18,23 September 2019 BST. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Messi meanwhile, has found the back of the net at least two or more times against Spain, Switzerland, Nigeria and Mexico. He plays as a winger or a striker in his respective team. He started his career in Sporting Lisbon where he made his debut. 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Ronaldo has found the net against the Red Devils' nearest rivals, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham in the Premier League. The Barcelona captain missed Albicelestes September and October international friendlies after he was banned by CONMEBOL for three months. Opera News does not consent to nor does it condone the posting of any content that violates the rights (including the copyrights) of any third party, nor content that may malign, inter alia, any religion, ethnic group, organization, gender, company, or individual. This is mainly due to the fact that in European Championship Qualifiers, Cristiano Ronaldo has played 21 official matches against the teams of Andorra, Azerbaijan, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Luxembourg, all with FIFA Ranking lower than #100, while Leo Messi has only played 2 official matches against teams with FIFA Ranking lower than #100, both against Bolivia. Ronaldo is still the highest goalscorer of all time in international competitions with 115 goals for Portugal. The average FIFA Ranking of his opponents in official matches is #. As you can see in the footage below, the 33-year-old casually brought it down with his left and bamboozled the Egyptian defender before producing a slick back heel. It makes you think, surely he could produce these skills more often for Real Madrid? Sweden ranked higher, Netherlands ranked higher, Portugal ranked FAR lower, Argentina also ranked higher. The official licensed stores are operated by 3rd party commercial partners appointed under license by UEFA. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro also known as Cristiano Ronaldo or CR7 was born on the 5th of February 1985. Nevertheless, it is time fans of these two greats stop with the comparison, and accept they are fortunate to witness two of the sporting greats in this century. Opera News does not consent to nor does it condone the posting of any content that violates the rights (including the copyrights) of any third party, nor content that may malign, inter alia, any religion, ethnic group, organization, gender, company, or individual. Ronaldo has scored goals against 119 different clubs across his career in Portugal, England, Spain and Italy. 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[2] Lets also mention Messi scored basically all of his goals against Brazil in friendlies when Brazil were not fielding their best squads. Kylian Mbappe ST: Robert Lewandowski LW: Cristiano Ronaldo . These ten countries are better than a quarter of teams in Europe, so it is normal for Messis goals to come against high-quality teams. Its amazing how stats can be used to lie. Cristiano Ronaldo is just a goal away from scoring a century of goals for Portugal after scoring a hattrick against Lithuania and one against Luxembourg in the Euro 2020 qualifiers. 5-10 years ago, when Ronaldo and Messi were still scoring for their national sides, the top 10 were ranked differently. In Messi's prime, he had the best team in the world, although since he never left Barcelona, he had to go through their ups and downs. The Argentine forward has managed to score against top European teams including France, Portugal, Germany and Spain. Your login session has expired. After a sensational move from Juventus back to Manchester United for a second time, Ronaldo enjoyed a strong first season with the Red Devils where he scored 24 goals in 39 games. What's with the fascination about dribbles? Lionel Messi has scored a total of 14 against 10 European teams, clearly better than Cristiano Ronaldo's record. The Portuguese forward has not recorded a single win against South American teams. Manage Settings Some of the best players in the world are playing in Europe and South America. Anyway, we've really, really missed this Ronaldo. Next we will see what the level of their opponents is, according to the FIFA World Ranking. 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Cristiano Ronaldo is currently without a club. Drop your comments below. Theyve not used the rankings at all. He has scored seven times against Lithuania andseven times against Sweden. Cristiano Ronaldo is European while Lionel Messi is South American. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. In total he has scored three goals against three teams. However, Lionel Messi is an exceptional player who never ceases to find his opponent's weak spot and punish them. The Argentinan International has recorded several victories in the International games. Required fields are marked *. But the brilliance of Ronaldo, 14 years after he scored his first goal in a Portugal shirt, stole the back pages. 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