Lihat sumber bagi Persaingan Messi–Ronaldo

{{Short description|Persaingan bola sepak antara Cristiano Ronaldo dan Lionel Messi}}
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[[File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_and_Lionel_Messi_-_Portugal_vs_Argentina,_9th_February_2011.jpg|thumb|[[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (kiri) dan [[Lionel Messi]] sebelum [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|perlawanan persahabatan]] antarabangsa antara [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]] dan [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]] di Geneva, Switzerland, 9 Februari 2011]]
{{Siri Cristiano Ronaldo}}
{{Siri Lionel Messi}}
'''Saingan Messi–Ronaldo''', atau '''saingan Ronaldo–Messi''', ialah saingan sukan dalam [[bola sepak]] yang didorong oleh media dan peminat yang melibatkan pemain bola sepak Argentina, [[Lionel Messi]] dan pemain bola sepak Portugal, [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], terutamanya kerana mereka yang sezaman dan disebabkan rekod dan kejayaan sukan yang sama. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/23/football/el-clasico-without-messi-and-ronaldo-el-clasico-spt-intl/index.html|title=Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo helped redefine El Clasico, but will the world still watch without either?|date=23 October 2020|publisher=[[CNN]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525080930/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/23/football/el-clasico-without-messi-and-ronaldo-el-clasico-spt-intl/index.html|archive-date=25 May 2023|access-date=14 November 2021}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true">[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/23/football/el-clasico-without-messi-and-ronaldo-el-clasico-spt-intl/index.html "Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo helped redefine El Clasico, but will the world still watch without either?"]. [[CNN]]. 23 October 2020. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230525080930/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/23/football/el-clasico-without-messi-and-ronaldo-el-clasico-spt-intl/index.html Archived] from the original on 25 May 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 November</span> 2021</span>.</cite></ref> Mereka menghabiskan sembilan musim dalam kemuncak karier mereka berhadapan dengan kerap semasa bermain untuk kelab saingan [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] dan [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] .

Bersama-sama mereka telah mencapai pelbagai pencapaian bersejarah dalam sukan ini, yang akan dianggap sebagai dua pemain terbaik sepanjang zaman. Mereka adalah dua daripada pemain bola sepak yang paling terkenal, telah memenangi gabungan 79 trofi rasmi (Messi 44, Ronaldo 35) semasa karier senior mereka setakat ini, dan kerap memecahkan halangan 50 gol dalam satu musim. Mereka adalah satu-satunya dua pemain yang menjaringkan lebih 800 gol setiap satu dalam karier mereka untuk kelab dan negara. Ronaldo memegang rekod untuk gol paling rasmi dalam kerjaya.

[[File:Widawa_Messi_Ronaldo.jpg|thumb|Tong tali rokok bertajuk dalam bahasa Poland "Siapakah pemain yang lebih baik?" dalam usaha untuk menentukan siapa pemain terbaik antara kedua-duanya.]]

Wartawan dan pakar kerap mempertikaikan merit individu kedua-dua pemain dalam usaha untuk menentukan siapa yang mereka percaya adalah pemain terbaik dalam bola sepak moden atau pernah. Tanpa mengira keutamaan, pengkritik bola sepak umumnya bersetuju bahawa mereka adalah pemain terbaik generasi mereka, mengatasi rakan sebaya mereka dengan margin yang ketara. {{Sfn|Luca Caioli|2014}} Ronaldo telah menerima pujian kerana sifat fizikalnya, kemahiran menjaringkan gol, kepimpinan dan prestasi di bawah tekanan, manakala Messi dipuji kerana gabungan menggelecek, bermain, hantaran dan menjaringkan gol. <ref name="traits">{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13954/12397129/record-breaking-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-striker-says-his-team-believed-they-could-win-until-the-end|title=Record-breaking Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal striker says his team believed they could win until the end|date=12 September 2021|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226080724/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13954/12397129/record-breaking-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-striker-says-his-team-believed-they-could-win-until-the-end|archive-date=26 December 2022|access-date=16 November 2021}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true">[https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13954/12397129/record-breaking-cristiano-ronaldo-portugal-striker-says-his-team-believed-they-could-win-until-the-end "Record-breaking Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal striker says his team believed they could win until the end"]. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">16 November</span> 2021</span>.</cite></ref> Ia telah dibandingkan dengan saingan sukan global masa lalu seperti saingan [[Muhammad Ali]] – [[Joe Frazier]] dalam tinju, saingan Prost–Senna dalam sukan permotoran, dan saingan tenis antara Federer–Nadal dan Borg–McEnroe . <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5842703/el-clasico-all-ronaldo-vs-messi|title=The game's best rivalry|last=Hunter|first=Graham|date=28 November 2010|access-date=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150207/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5842703/el-clasico-all-ronaldo-vs-messi|archive-date=6 October 2014|work=ESPN}}<cite class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFHunter2010">Hunter, Graham (28 November 2010). [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150207/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5842703/el-clasico-all-ronaldo-vs-messi "The game's best rivalry"]. ''ESPN''. Archived from [http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5842703/el-clasico-all-ronaldo-vs-messi the original] on 6 October 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 September</span> 2014</span>.</cite></ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/news/21227/7235124/messi-v-ronaldo|title=Messi v Ronaldo|date=17 October 2011|publisher=Sky Sports|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105413/http://www.skysports.com/news/21227/7235124/messi-v-ronaldo|archive-date=6 October 2014}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true">[https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105413/http://www.skysports.com/news/21227/7235124/messi-v-ronaldo "Messi v Ronaldo"]. Sky Sports. 17 October 2011. Archived from [http://www.skysports.com/news/21227/7235124/messi-v-ronaldo the original] on 6 October 2014.</cite></ref> <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article3637725.ece|title=The Special Two|date=21 December 2012|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626225332/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article3637725.ece|archive-date=26 June 2015|work=The Times}}<cite class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="true"><span class="cs1-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required">[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article3637725.ece "The Special Two"]</span>. ''The Times''. 21 December 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150626225332/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article3637725.ece Archived] from the original on 26 June 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 October</span> 2014</span>.</cite></ref> Sesetengah pengulas memilih untuk menganalisis perbezaan fizikal dan gaya permainan kedua-duanya, <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Ronaldo May Look Like the Best, but There Is Someone Better|last=Hughes|first=Rob|date=13 September 2011|access-date=30 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006221154/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|archive-date=6 October 2014|work=[[The New York Times]]}}<cite class="citation news cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFHughes2011">Hughes, Rob (13 September 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006221154/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "Ronaldo May Look Like the Best, but There Is Someone Better"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Archived from [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 the original] on 6 October 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 September</span> 2014</span>.</cite></ref> manakala sebahagian daripada perbahasan berkisar tentang personaliti berbeza kedua-dua pemain; Ronaldo kadangkala digambarkan sebagai seorang yang berperwatakan perangai manakala Messi pula dianggap mempunyai personaliti yang lebih pendiam.

Selepas Messi membawa [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]] memenangi [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2022]], beberapa pengkritik bola sepak, pengulas dan pemain berpendapat bahawa Messi telah menyelesaikan perdebatan antara kedua-dua pemain itu.{{efn-ua|Petikan:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Usry |first=Rob |date=2022-12-18 |title=Lionel Messi puts the GOAT debate to rest with storybook World Cup win |url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2022/12/18/23515312/lionel-messi-world-cup-who-is-soccer-football-goat-argentina |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=SBNation.com |archive-date=21 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221220741/https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2022/12/18/23515312/lionel-messi-world-cup-who-is-soccer-football-goat-argentina |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McIntyre|first=Doug|date=2022-12-18|title=Lionel Messi Cements His Goat Status With A Little Help From His Friends|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/lionel-messi-cements-his-goat-status-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends|access-date=2023-01-20|work=Fox Sports|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404023500/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/lionel-messi-cements-his-goat-status-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharland |first=Pete |date=2022-12-18 |title=World Cup 2022 Final: Win Or Lose, Argentina Star Lionel Messi Has Settled The Goat Debate Forever |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2022/world-cup-2022-final-win-or-lose-argentina-star-lionel-messi-has-settled-the-goat-debate-forever_sto9275487/story.shtml |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=ESPN |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222185828/https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup/2022/world-cup-2022-final-win-or-lose-argentina-star-lionel-messi-has-settled-the-goat-debate-forever_sto9275487/story.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

== Sejarah ==
=== Asal usul ===
Pada tahun 2007, Ronaldo dan Messi menamatkan saingan sebagai naib juara atas pemain [[AC Milan]], [[Kaká]] memenangi [[Ballon d'Or 2007|Ballon d'Or]] sebagai pemain terbaik di dunia yang dipamerkan oleh panel antarabangsa wartawan sukan, dan [[Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA 2007|Pemain Terbaik DUNIA FIFA]] yang diundi oleh jurulatih dan kapten pasukan antarabangsa. Dalam temu bual pada tahun itu, Messi berkata bahawa "Cristiano Ronaldo adalah pemain yang luar biasa dan ia akan menjadi cemerlang untuk berada dalam pasukan yang sama dengannya."<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Lucas |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2406670/messi-full-of-praise-for-ronaldo |title=Messi full of praise for Ronaldo |date=28 February 2007 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074348/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/2406670/messi-full-of-praise-for-ronaldo |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/messi-keen-to-team-up-with-ronaldo |title=Messi keen to team up with Ronaldo |date=27 February 2007 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006144249/http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/messi-keen-to-team-up-with-ronaldo |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Mereka bermain kali pertama dalam perlawanan menentang satu sama lain apabila [[Manchester United]] diundi untuk menentang Barcelona dalam [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2007–08#Separuh akhir| Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2007–08 Separuh akhir]] dan segera ditandingi sebagai saingan utama.<ref>{{cite news |last=Garside |first=Kevin |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2298101/Ronaldo-v-Messi-Gifted-duo-who-share-a-path.html |title=Ronaldo v Messi: Gifted duo who share a path |date=23 April 2008 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102143/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2298101/Ronaldo-v-Messi-Gifted-duo-who-share-a-path.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/apr/23/manchesterunited.barcelona1 |title=Is Cristiano Ronaldo a better player than Lionel Messi? |date=23 April 2008 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071749/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/apr/23/manchesterunited.barcelona1 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Marcus |first=Jeffrey |url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/ronaldo-messi-and-20-other-guys/ |title=Ronaldo, Messi and 20 Other Guys |date=23 April 2008 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154438/http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/ronaldo-messi-and-20-other-guys/ |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Ronaldo terlepas sepakan penalti pada perlawanan pertama,<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarra |first=Kevin |author-link=Kevin McCarra |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/apr/24/championsleague.barcelona |title=Ronaldo fluffs penalty but United hold firm |date=24 April 2008 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011403/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/apr/24/championsleague.barcelona |archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref> tetapi United mara ke [[Pentas Akhir Liga Juara-Juara UEFA|pentas akhir]] melalui sepakan gol [[Paul Scholes]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rutledge |first=Lewis |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/102148/report |title=Scholes seals final spot |date=29 April 2008 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083710/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/102148/report |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>

[[Pentas Akhir Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2009]] telah dipertandingkan antara Manchester United dan Barcelona pada 27 Mei 2009 di [[Stadio Olimpico]] di [[Rom]], [[Itali]]. Perlawanan itu disifatkan sebagai "pertembungan impian",<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ley |first1=John |last2=Ogden |first2=Mark |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5287971/Manchester-United-v-Barcelona-Cristiano-Ronaldo-versus-Lionel-Messi-in-dream-clash.html |title=Manchester United v Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo versus Lionel Messi in dream clash |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=20 November 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202123938/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5287971/Manchester-United-v-Barcelona-Cristiano-Ronaldo-versus-Lionel-Messi-in-dream-clash.html |archive-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> sekali lagi digembar-gemburkan sebagai pertempuran terbaharu antara kedua-duanya untuk menentukan siapa pemain terbaik di dunia.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lawton |first=James |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-stage-is-set-for-ronaldo-v-messi-the-sparkling-final-europe-deserves-1680944.html |title=Stage is set for Ronaldo v Messi, the sparkling final Europe deserves |date=8 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150825/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/james-lawton-stage-is-set-for-ronaldo-v-messi-the-sparkling-final-europe-deserves-1680944.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/sports/soccer/27soccer.html |title=Champions League Final May Settle Ronaldo-Messi Debate |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826043538/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/sports/soccer/27soccer.html |archive-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> Ronaldo menjelaskan untuk sentiasa keluar ke padang dengan percaya dia yang terbaik. "Bagi saya, anda perlu mempunyai keyakinan itu pada setiap masa. Itulah yang menjadikan saya sebagai pemain seperti saya."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/5345883/ronaldo-im-still-no1 |title=Ronaldo – I'm still No.1 |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101307/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/5345883/ronaldo-im-still-no1 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Rakan kelab Messi, [[Xavi]] memihak kepada pemain Barcelona yang lain, katanya, "Messi adalah permain terbaik di dunia dari jarak jauh, dia adalah pemain No.1."<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |author-link=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/26/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-champions-league |title=Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the same league as Lionel Messi, says Xavi |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006165614/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/26/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-champions-league |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Pengurus Manchester United, [[Alex Ferguson]] memuji kedua-dua pemain sebagai antara bakat elit di dunia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fergie-ronaldo-and-messi-top-class-919957 |title=Fergie: Ronaldo and Messi top class |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=Manchester Evening News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006090035/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fergie-ronaldo-and-messi-top-class-919957 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ogden |first=Mark |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5382023/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-cannot-separate-Cristiano-Ronaldo-and-Lionel-Messi.html |title=Sir Alex Ferguson cannot separate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi |date=25 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007145018/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5382023/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-cannot-separate-Cristiano-Ronaldo-and-Lionel-Messi.html |archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Barca berjaya mengekalkan kedudukan jauh dari United dengan kemenangan 2–0, dengan Messi menjaringkan tandukan jarang untuk gol kedua Barcelona.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37583118/messi-ronaldos-most-memorable-clashes-champions-league-el-clasico |title=Messi and Ronaldo's most memorable clashes: From the Champions League to El Clasico |date=17 January 2023 |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=ESPN |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028173107/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37583118/messi-ronaldos-most-memorable-clashes-champions-league-el-clasico |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== El Clásico ===
{{Main|El Clásico}}
Pada 11 Jun 2009, Manchester United menerima tawaran £80&nbsp;juta (€94&nbsp;juta) untuk Ronaldo dipindahkan ke [[El Clásico]] saingan Barcelona [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Daniel |last2=Jackson |first2=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/11/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-real-madrid1 |title=Manchester United accept £80m Cristiano Ronaldo bid from Real Madrid |date=11 June 2009 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123043733/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/11/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-real-madrid1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ogden |first=Mark |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5503288/Manchester-United-accept-80m-bid-for-Cristiano-Ronaldo-from-Real-Madrid.html |title=Manchester United accept £80m bid for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid |date=11 June 2009 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510165954/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5503288/Manchester-United-accept-80m-bid-for-Cristiano-Ronaldo-from-Real-Madrid.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Perpindahan itu disahkan pada 1 Julai.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jul/01/cristiano-ronaldo-one-off-payment-real |title=Manchester United confirm Real's one-off £80m payment for Cristiano Ronaldo |date=1 July 2009 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233305/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jul/01/cristiano-ronaldo-one-off-payment-real |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8121951.stm |title=Ronaldo completes £80m Real move |date=1 July 2009 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=BBC |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112095928/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/8121951.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dari tahun 2009 sehingga 2018, kedua-duanya bermain menentang satu sama lain sekurang-kurangnya dua kali setiap musim semasa perlawanan [[El Clásico]] namun terdapat beberapa lagi dalam pertandingan seperti Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España dan Liga Juara-Juara UEFA Separuh Akhir 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1362301-el-clasico-battle-establishes-ronaldo-vs-messi-as-best-rivalry-in-sports-today |title=El Clasico Battle Establishes Ronaldo vs. Messi as Best Rivalry in Sports Today |website=bleacherreport.com |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714235946/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1362301-el-clasico-battle-establishes-ronaldo-vs-messi-as-best-rivalry-in-sports-today |url-status=live }}</ref> Tempoh ini adalah yang paling kompetitif dalam sejarah El Clásico, dengan kedua-dua pemain menjadi penjaring terbanyak sepanjang masa kelab mereka. Kedua-dua pemain itu silih berganti sebagai penjaring terbanyak dalam La Liga dan Liga Juara-Juara UEFA pada kebanyakan musim semasa mereka bermain bersama Real Madrid dan Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-rivalry-26494935 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Cristiano Ronaldo's former coach explains impact of Lionel Messi rivalry |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=21 March 2022 |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703070414/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-rivalry-26494935 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2009–10 ===
Dalam pertemuan liga pertama antara kedua-dua pemain iaitu pada 29 November 2009, Barcelona milik Messi menang 1–0 dengan jaringan gol atas [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jonathan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8385676.stm |title=Barcelona and Real Madrid warn European rivals |date=30 November 2009 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=BBC |archive-date=13 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313022021/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8385676.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Dalam El Clásico yang kedua musim ini, Messi menjaringkan gol ke-40 dengan membawa kemenangan 2–0.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sinnott |first=John |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8608571.stm |title=Barcelona secure crucial win over rivals Real Madrid |date=10 April 2010 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=BBC |archive-date=14 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814110012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8608571.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Messi dikatakan telah memperbodohkan Ronaldo oleh akhbar Sepanyol, yang mendakwa bahawa "pemerintahan Ronaldo dalam bola sepak dunia telahpun berakhir".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/11/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo |title='Lionel Messi makes fool of Cristiano Ronaldo' – Spain press verdict |date=11 April 2010 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719234900/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/apr/11/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2010–11 ===
Pada 20 November 2010, kedua-dua manjaringkan hatrik pada hari yang sama buat kali pertama. Ronaldo menjaringkan 3 gol menentang [[Athletic Bilbao]] dengan kemenangan 5–1, manakala Messi menjaringkan 3 gol menentang [[UD Almería|Almería]] dengan kemenangan 8–0.<ref name="HT1">{{cite news |last=Lucas |first=Giles |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/eurozone-messi-and-ronaldo-trade-hattricks-before-el-clasico-2140352.html |title=Messi and Ronaldo trade hat-tricks before 'El Clasico' |date=22 November 2010 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925210838/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/eurozone-messi-and-ronaldo-trade-hattricks-before-el-clasico-2140352.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/11/20/football.real.madrid.barcelona.messi.ronaldo/ |title=Ronaldo matches Messi's treble as Real and Barca go goal crazy |date=22 November 2010 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=CNN |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903070804/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/11/20/football.real.madrid.barcelona.messi.ronaldo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Pencapaian itu dikatakan telah membuktikan apa sebab mereka secara luas dianggap sebagai "pemain terbaik dunia".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ballard |first=Ed |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8150796/Barcelonas-Lionel-Messi-and-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo-in-scintillating-form-ahead-of-El-Clasico.html |title=Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo in scintillating form ahead of El Clásico |date=22 November 2010 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233226/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8150796/Barcelonas-Lionel-Messi-and-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo-in-scintillating-form-ahead-of-El-Clasico.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kedua-dua pemain itu berdepan antara satu sama lain semasa mewakili pasukan antarabangsa mereka buat kali pertama iaitu pada 9 Februari 2011, ketika [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]] menentang [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]] dalam perlawanan [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|persahabatan]] di [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], pertemuan pertama mereka selama 40 tahun.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chadband |first=Ian |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/8311754/Cristiano-Ronaldos-Portugal-face-Lionel-Messis-Argentina-in-Geneva-but-which-of-the-pair-is-the-worlds-greatest.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal face Lionel Messi's Argentina in Geneva, but which of the pair is the world's greatest? |date=8 February 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720010713/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/8311754/Cristiano-Ronaldos-Portugal-face-Lionel-Messis-Argentina-in-Geneva-but-which-of-the-pair-is-the-worlds-greatest.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bandini |first=Paolo |authorlink=Paolo Bandini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/feb/09/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-friendlies |title=Messi v Ronaldo and much more. Is this the best night of friendlies ever? |date=9 February 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233354/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/feb/09/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-friendlies |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brookfield |first=Saul |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/finally-ronaldo-and-messi-meet-on-national-stage-2208446.html |title=Finally, Ronaldo and Messi meet on national stage |date=9 February 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719210402/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/finally-ronaldo-and-messi-meet-on-national-stage-2208446.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Kedua-dua pemain berada dalam barisan pemain, dengan Ronaldo menjaringkan gol penyamaan dan digantikan sebelum Messi menjaringkan sepakan penalti pada minit ke-89 untuk memberi kemenangan dengan keputusan 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Doyle (journalist) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/10/lionel-messi-ronaldo-argentina-portugal |title=Lionel Messi eclipses Cristiano Ronaldo as Argentina beat Portugal |date=9 February 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233312/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/10/lionel-messi-ronaldo-argentina-portugal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brookfield |first=Saul |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/international-roundup-messis-winner-overshadows-ronaldo-2209997.html |title=Messi's winner overshadows Ronaldo |date=10 February 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925212727/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/international-roundup-messis-winner-overshadows-ronaldo-2209997.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kedua-dua bertemu dalam empat perlawanan berdenyut pada akhir musim,<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilmour |first=Rod |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/8450304/Real-Madrid-v-Barcelona-El-Clasicos-World-Series-2011.html |title=Real Madrid v Barcelona: El Clásico's World Series 2011 |date=14 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233224/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/8450304/Real-Madrid-v-Barcelona-El-Clasicos-World-Series-2011.html |url-status=live }}</ref> dan perlawanan itu digembar-gemburkan sebagai perlawanan muktamad yang mana antara keduanya adalah pemain yang lebih baik.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/apr/14/barcelona-real-madrid-el-clasico-champions-league |title=Four battles, one war: Winner takes all for Barcelona and Real Madrid |date=14 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233245/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/apr/14/barcelona-real-madrid-el-clasico-champions-league |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Minder |first=Raphael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/sports/soccer/16iht-SOCCER16.html |title=Madrid vs. Barcelona: Four Times a Soccer Classic |date=15 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203557/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/sports/soccer/16iht-SOCCER16.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Graham |url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/hunter_graham/id/6343919/real-madrid-exact-revenge-barcelona-clasico |title=Plotting their game plans |date=15 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=29 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929082519/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/hunter_graham/id/6343919/real-madrid-exact-revenge-barcelona-clasico |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hayward |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/apr/27/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo |title=Messi v Ronaldo: majestic maestros ready for game's No1 face-off |date=27 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233333/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/apr/27/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jenson |first=Pete |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ronaldo-has-90-minutes-to-steal-limelight-and-cast-shadow-on-stellar-messi-2278092.html |title=Ronaldo has 90 minutes to steal limelight and cast shadow on stellar Messi |date=3 May 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719212116/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ronaldo-has-90-minutes-to-steal-limelight-and-cast-shadow-on-stellar-messi-2278092.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dalam perlawanan pertama pada 16 April 2011, Messi menjaringkan sepakan penalti pada minit ke-51 untuk memberikan kemenangan Barcelona dahulu sehingga pada minit ke-82, Ronaldo menjaringkan sepakan penalti untuk memberikan Real Madrid dapat keputusan seri.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/85825.html |title=Penalties apiece as first Clasico is drawn |date=16 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112256/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/85825.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dalam perlawanan kedua iaitu [[Pentas Akhir Copa del Rey 2011]], Ronaldo menjaringkan gol tunggal dalam masa tambahan untuk memberikan kemenangan Real Madrid dengan keputusan 1–0 dan trofi pertama kelab di bawah [[José Mourinho]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/21/real-madrid-barcelona-copa-del-rey |title=Ronaldo's late goal gives Real Madrid win over Barcelona in Copa del Rey |date=21 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=22 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422152519/http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/apr/21/real-madrid-barcelona-copa-del-rey |url-status=live }}</ref> Perlawanan ketiga merupakan perlawanan pertama separuh akhir dalam Liga Juara-Juara UEFA. Perlawanan itu adalah jelek dan kurang ajar atas [[Pepe]] dari Madrid dibuang dari padang dan dua orang iaitu jurulatih Madrid, José Mourinho dan penjaga gol gantian Barcelona, [[José Manuel Pinto]] dihantar ke tempat penonton, sebelum Messi menjaringkan 2 gol,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/27/real-madrid-barcelona-champions-league |title=Lionel Messi capitalises for Barcelona as Real Madrid see red again |date=27 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306001533/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/27/real-madrid-barcelona-champions-league |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Parrish |first=Rob |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/234365/report |title=Messi magic inspires Barca |date=27 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=30 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030111256/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/234365/report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Rob |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/sports/soccer/28onsoccer.html?_r=0 |title=Messi's Goals Worthy of Praise |date=27 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203553/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/28/sports/soccer/28onsoccer.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref> termasuk satu gol yang digambarkan sebagai "Gol Terbaik dalam Liga Juara-Juara UEFA"<ref>{{cite news |last=Jenson |first=Pete |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/messis-moment-of-beauty-seals-bar231a-victory-on-an-ugly-night-2275811.html |title=Messi's moment of beauty seals Barça victory on an ugly night |date=28 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524145623/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/messis-moment-of-beauty-seals-bar231a-victory-on-an-ugly-night-2275811.html |url-status=live }}</ref> untuk memberikan Barcelona menang dalam perlawanan itu.<ref>{{cite news |last=Perez |first=Mike |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/masterful-messi-lights-up-bernabeu-clash-2275740.html |title=Masterful Messi lights up Bernabeu clash |date=27 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720001730/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/masterful-messi-lights-up-bernabeu-clash-2275740.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Selepas perlawanan itu, Messi dipuji sebagai pemain terbaik semasa di dunia dan antara pemain terhebat sepanjang zaman. Daripada 7 gol yang dijaringkan dalam perlawanan, Messi menjaringkan 3 gol dan Ronaldo menjaringkan 2 gol.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hayward |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/01/barcelona-lionel-messi |title=Barcelona's Lionel Messi powers into the pantheon of greats |date=1 May 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233340/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/01/barcelona-lionel-messi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/lionel-messi/8479452/Lionel-Messi-what-theyre-saying-about-Barcelona-striker.html |title=Lionel Messi: what they're saying about Barcelona striker |date=28 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719213322/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/lionel-messi/8479452/Lionel-Messi-what-theyre-saying-about-Barcelona-striker.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nevin |first=Pat |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13217106 |title=Barcelona's Lionel Messi joins the greats |date=27 April 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=BBC |archive-date=13 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313021945/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13217106 |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the seven goals scored in the four games, Messi scored three and Ronaldo scored two.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Graham |url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/hunter_graham/id/6559131/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-rivals-end-soccer |title=The Messi and Ronaldo show |date=19 May 2011 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=29 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929064653/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/hunter_graham/id/6559131/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-rivals-end-soccer |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011–12 ===
[[File:Lionel Messi at Bernabeu.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Messi menamatkan tahun 2012 dengan 91 gol, memecahkan rekod sebelumnya yang dipegang oleh [[Gerd Müller]] dan memenangi [[Ballon d'Or FIFA 2012|keempat berturut-turut Ballon d'Or FIFA]] dalam proses itu.]]
Pada 24 September 2011, kedua-dua pemain menjaringkan hatrik pada hari yang sama untuk kali kedua. Ronaldo menjaringkan 3 gol dalam kemenangan 6–2 menentang [[Rayo Vallecano]], dan Messi menjaringkan 3 gol dalam kemenangan 5–0 ke atas [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref name="HT2">{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7012360/hat-tricks-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo |title=Hat tricks fuel Barcelona, Real to romps |date=24 September 2011 |accessdate=11 October 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=4 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904140118/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7012360/hat-tricks-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/european/2011/0924/285259-primerareview/ |title=Hat-tricks for Messi and Ronaldo |date=24 September 2011 |accessdate=11 October 2014 |work=[[RTÉ]] |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071137/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/european/2011/0924/285259-primerareview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Setelah diundi menentang satu sama lain dalam suku akhir Copa Del Rey pada akhir bulan itu, Ronaldo menjaringkan gol dalam setiap perlawanan, namun Barcelona mara dengan agregat 4–3.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/19/real-madrid-barcelona-copa-del-rey |title=Barcelona see off Real Madrid and José Mourinho with little problem |date=19 January 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233355/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/19/real-madrid-barcelona-copa-del-rey |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/25/barcelona-real-madrid-copa-del-rey |title=Barcelona hold off Real Madrid's classic comeback to progress |date=26 January 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233326/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/25/barcelona-real-madrid-copa-del-rey |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada 21 April 2012, Ronaldo menjaringkan gol kemenangan dalam [[El Clásico]] ketika Real Madrid menang 2–1 dan memenangi kejuaraan liga.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/21/barcelona-real-madrid-la-liga |title=Cristiano Ronaldo shocks Barcelona as Real Madrid close on title |date=21 April 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233347/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/21/barcelona-real-madrid-la-liga |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2012–13 ===
Dalam El clásico pertama musim ini pada 7 Oktober 2012, kedua-dua pemain menjaringkan 2 gol dalam keputusan seri 2–2 di [[Camp Nou]], perlawanan keenam berturut-turut antara kedua-dua kelab yang Ronaldo telah menjaringkan gol.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chadband |first=Ian |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/9592536/Barcelona-2-Real-Madrid-2-match-report.html |title=Barcelona 2 Real Madrid 2 |date=8 October 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719213325/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/9592536/Barcelona-2-Real-Madrid-2-match-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/268255/report |title=Messi and Ronaldo star in El Clasico |date=8 October 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095232/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/268255/report |url-status=live }}</ref> Ronaldo menjaringkan gol pada ke-23 minit untuk meletakkan Madrid 1–0 di hadapan, kemudian Messi menjaringkan dua gol pada kedua-dua belah separuh masa untuk meletakkan Barcelona di hadapan, namun hanya 5 minit sebelum Ronaldo menjaringkan gol penyamaan pada minit ke-66.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/oct/07/barcelona-real-madrid-la-liga-report |title=Barcelona and Real Madrid draw El Clásico thriller at Camp Nou |date=7 October 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408181400/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/oct/07/barcelona-real-madrid-la-liga-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Messi telah menamatkan tahun 2012 dengan rekod sepanjang masa sebanyak 91 gol untuk kedua-dua kelab dan negara, mengatasi rekod [[Gerd Müller]] yang menjaringkan sejumlah 85 gol.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1274928/lionel-messi-finishes-2012-with-91st-goal |title=Lionel Messi finishes 2012 with 91st goal |date=22 December 2012 |accessdate=13 October 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203527/http://www.espnfc.com/story/1274928/lionel-messi-finishes-2012-with-91st-goal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.beinsports.tv/news/article/1ctzwuigfit5c1wx2uelwvyis6/title/no-91-for-messi |title=No. 91 for Messi |date=22 December 2012 |accessdate=13 October 2014 |work=[[beIN Sports]] |archive-date=20 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020223101/http://www.beinsports.tv/news/article/1ctzwuigfit5c1wx2uelwvyis6/title/no-91-for-messi |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada penghujung bulan Januari, kedua-dua pemain menjaringkan hatrik pada hari yang sama untuk kali ketiga. Ronaldo menjaringkan 3 gol ketika menentang [[Getafe CF|Getafe]] dengan Real Madrid menang 4–0, manakala Messi menjadi lebih baik dengan menjaringkan 4 gol menentang [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] ketika Barcelona menang 5–1.<ref name="HT3">{{cite news |last=Groome |first=Ronan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-hits-hattrick-so-lionel-messi-goes-one-better-8469000.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo hits hat-trick... so Lionel Messi goes one better |date=27 January 2013 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925210801/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-hits-hattrick-so-lionel-messi-goes-one-better-8469000.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/ronaldo-scores-three-so-messi-nets-four |title=Ronaldo scores three, so Messi nets four |date=27 January 2013 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=FourFourTwo |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720022545/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/ronaldo-scores-three-so-messi-nets-four |url-status=live }}</ref> Ia merupakan hatrik ke-20 Ronaldo dan gol liga ke-200 Messi dalam kariernya.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/9831706/Cristiano-Ronaldo-and-Lionel-Messi-reach-scoring-milestones-with-hat-tricks.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi reach scoring milestones with hat-tricks |date=28 January 2013 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203503/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/9831706/Cristiano-Ronaldo-and-Lionel-Messi-reach-scoring-milestones-with-hat-tricks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Dalam perlawanan kedua separuh akhir Copa Del Rey, Ronaldo menjaringkan 2 gol untuk membantu Real Madrid mara ke pentas akhir dengan kemenangan 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/26/barcelona-real-madrid-copa-del-rey |title=Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid crush Barcelona |date=26 February 2013 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=31 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231131312/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/feb/26/barcelona-real-madrid-copa-del-rey |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Parrish |first=Rob |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/283151/report |title=Real Madrid defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou to reach final |date=27 February 2013 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101257/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/283151/report |url-status=live }}</ref> Gol itu bermakna beliau telah menjaringkan gol dalam 6 El Clásico berturut-turut di [[Camp Nou]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/9897081/Cristiano-Ronaldo-v-Barcelona-have-goals-on-Real-Madrid-strikers-last-six-Nou-Camp-visits-made-Barca-his-bunnies.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo v Barcelona: have goals on Real Madrid striker's last six Nou Camp visits made Barca his bunnies? |date=27 February 2012 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720010651/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/9897081/Cristiano-Ronaldo-v-Barcelona-have-goals-on-Real-Madrid-strikers-last-six-Nou-Camp-visits-made-Barca-his-bunnies.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2013–14 ===
[[File:Cristiano Ronaldo vs Galatasaray (1).JPG|thumb|right|175px|Menjelang akhir musim [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2013–14]], Ronaldo telah memecahkan rekod untuk [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA#Gol terbanyak|gol terbanyak yang dijaringkan oleh pemain dalam satu musim]], mencari jaringan 17 kali untuk membantu [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] memenangi rekod gelaran ke-10.]]
Pada bulan September 2013, kedua-dua pemain menjaringkan hatrik dalam Liga Juara-Juara UEFA buat kali pertama. Ronaldo menjaringkan tiga gol menentang [[Galatasaray]] ketika Real Madrid menang 6–1, manakala sehari kemudian Messi menjaringkan hatrik menentang [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] ketika Barcelona menang 4–0.<ref>{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Braden |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/champions-league-lionel-messi-rises-to-the-goal-scoring-challenge-set-by-cristiano-ronaldo-8826176.html |title=Lionel Messi rises to the goal scoring challenge set by Cristiano Ronaldo |date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719212111/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/champions-league-lionel-messi-rises-to-the-goal-scoring-challenge-set-by-cristiano-ronaldo-8826176.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/sport/football/champions-league-messi-chelsea/ |title=Lionel Messi, after Ronaldo hat-trick, scores three against Ajax |date=18 September 2013 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=CNN |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203414/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/sport/football/champions-league-messi-chelsea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Pencapaian terbaru ini dikatakan "menentang kebijaksanaan yang diterima bahawa bola sepak adalah permainan berpasukan".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Rob |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/sports/soccer/messi-can-be-upstaged-but-not-for-long.html?_r=0 |title=Messi Can Be Upstaged, but Not for Long |date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=1 October 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203612/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/sports/soccer/messi-can-be-upstaged-but-not-for-long.html?_r=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dalam El Clásico kedua musim ini pada 23 Mac 2014, Messi menjadi penjaring gol terbanyak sepanjang masa dalam perlawanan itu selepas beliau menjaringkan hatrik, termasuk dua gol sepakan panalti, ketika Barcelona mengalahkan Real Madrid dengan keputusan 4–3, manakala Ronaldo juga menjaringkan gol dari sepakan penalti yang pada mulanya meletakkan Real Madrid 3–2 di hadapan. Ia adalah perlawanan yang disifatkan sebagai perlawanan "mengagumkan", "mendebarkan" dan "Clasico terbaik dalam beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini".<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/23/real-madrid-barcelona-la-liga-clasico |title=Lionel Messi hat-trick gives Barcelona victory over Real Madrid |date=24 March 2014 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306001642/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/23/real-madrid-barcelona-la-liga-clasico |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jenson |first=Pete |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-3-barcelona-4-match-report-messi-hattrick-outguns-ronaldo-in-sevengoal-clasico-thriller-9211169.html |title=Lionel Messi hat-trick out-guns Cristiano Ronaldo in seven-goal El Clasico thriller |date=24 March 2014 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925211136/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-3-barcelona-4-match-report-messi-hattrick-outguns-ronaldo-in-sevengoal-clasico-thriller-9211169.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cryer |first=Andy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26690210 |title=Real Madrid 3–4 Barcelona |date=23 March 2014 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=BBC |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208220657/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26690210 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2014–15 ===
Pada permulaan musim, perlumbaan untuk menewaskan [[Raúl González]] yang penjaring gol Liga Juara-Juara terbanyak dengan sebanyak 71 gol mendominasi tajuk berita,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arnett |first1=George |last2=Sedghi |first2=Ami |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/datablog/2014/nov/07/champions-league-goalscoring-record-charting-messi-ronaldo-and-raul |title=Champions League goalscoring record: charting Messi, Ronaldo and Raúl |date=7 November 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=19 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119222825/http://www.theguardian.com/football/datablog/2014/nov/07/champions-league-goalscoring-record-charting-messi-ronaldo-and-raul |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bate |first=Adam |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11946/9527119/lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-are-closing-in-on-rauls-uefa-champions-league-goalscoring-record-of-71 |title=Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are closing in on Raul's UEFA Champions League goalscoring record of 71 |date=2 November 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=24 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024073746/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11946/9527119/lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-are-closing-in-on-rauls-uefa-champions-league-goalscoring-record-of-71 |url-status=live }}</ref> dengan Messi menewaskan Ronaldo untuk menyamai rekod apabila beliau menjaringkan gol menentang [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] pada 5 November,<ref>{{cite news |last=Corrigan |first=Dermot |url=http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/2131013/lionel-messi-equals-rauls-champions-league-goals-record-before-cristiano-ronaldo |title=Lionel Messi equals Champions League goals record before Cristiano Ronaldo |date=5 November 2014 |accessdate=20 November 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040421/http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/2131013/lionel-messi-equals-rauls-champions-league-goals-record-before-cristiano-ronaldo |url-status=live }}</ref> dan mencatatkan rekod pada 25 November dengan 3 gol menentang [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] dalam kemenangan 4–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/25/barcelona-lionel-messi-champions-league-top-scorer |title=Barcelona's Lionel Messi becomes Champions League's all-time top scorer |date=25 November 2014 |accessdate=26 November 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125232912/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/25/barcelona-lionel-messi-champions-league-top-scorer |url-status=live }}</ref> Berikutan matlamat ini, pengurus Barcelona, [[Luis Enrique]] mendakwa bahawa Messi merupakan "pemain terhebat sepanjang zaman".<ref>{{cite news |last=Stephenson |first=Peter |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-breaks-champions-league-record-hes-the-greatest-player-of-all-time-says-barca-coach-9883444.html |title=Lionel Messi breaks Champions League record: 'He's the greatest player of all time,' says Barca coach |date=25 November 2014 |accessdate=26 November 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126033211/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-breaks-champions-league-record-hes-the-greatest-player-of-all-time-says-barca-coach-9883444.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Ronaldo mengatasi jumlah gol daripada Raúl pada 26 November apabila beliau menjaringkan gol tunggal perlawanan menentang [[FC Basel|Basel]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunbar |first=Graham |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/basel-vs-real-madrid-match-report-cristiano-ronaldo-scores-only-goal-for-los-blancos-9886152.html |title=Basel vs Real Madrid match report: Cristiano Ronaldo scores only goal for Los Blancos |date=26 November 2014 |accessdate=26 November 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=27 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127032856/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/basel-vs-real-madrid-match-report-cristiano-ronaldo-scores-only-goal-for-los-blancos-9886152.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Untuk kali kedua dalam musim ini, kedua-dua pemain tersebut berdepan antara satu sama lain, kali ini mereka memakai jersi negara masing-masing di [[Old Trafford]], dan merupakan pertemuan terakhir mereka sebelum pengumuman [[Ballon d'Or FIFA 2014]]. Akhbar British menggelar perlawanan itu sebagai "Versi Antarabangsa perlawanan ke-39 Liga Perdana, yang mendakwa bahawa ia "menawarkan peluang unik untuk jahitan sokongan baharu untuk terlibat dalam pertengkaran Ronaldo lwn Messi".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11237059/Portugal-vs-Argentina-Cristiano-Ronaldo-ready-for-another-battle-with-Lionel-Messi.html |title=Portugal vs Argentina: Cristiano Ronaldo ready for another battle with Lionel Messi |date=17 November 2014 |accessdate=18 November 2014 |work=Telegraph |archive-date=19 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119021439/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11237059/Portugal-vs-Argentina-Cristiano-Ronaldo-ready-for-another-battle-with-Lionel-Messi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Portugal menewaskan Argentina dengan keputusan 1–0, walapun Ronaldo dan Messi tidak muncul pada lembaran skor.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/327318/report |title=International friendly: Portugal pip Argentina late on at Old Trafford |date=19 November 2014 |accessdate=19 March 2015 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=29 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429122353/http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/327318/report |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada 3 November, dalam kemenangan 4–0 ke atas [[Granada CF|Granada]], Ronaldo mencipta sejarah dalam liga apabila beliau menjaringkan gol liga ke-17 musim ini dalam hanya 10 perlawanan. Rekod itu sebelum ini telah dipegang oleh [[Isidro Lángara]], yang menjaringkan 16 gol dalam 10 perlawanan pertama pada musim [[La Liga 1935–36|1935–1936]] untuk [[Real Oviedo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/real-madrid/story/2125137/real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-isidro-langaras-79-year-la-liga-record |title=Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Isidro Langara's 79-year La Liga record |date=3 November 2014 |accessdate=11 April 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-date=7 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107003735/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/real-madrid/story/2125137/real-madrids-cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-isidro-langaras-79-year-la-liga-record |url-status=live }}</ref> Pada 22 November, Messi menyamai kedudukan, dan kemudian melepasi [[Telmo Zarra]] yang menjaringkan gol sejumlah 251 gol apabila beliau menjaringkan hatrik menentang [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9575919/barcelona-and-argentina-forward-lionel-messi-sets-new-la-liga-goalscoring-record |title=Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi sets new La Liga goalscoring record |date=22 November 2014 |accessdate=23 November 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125055650/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9575919/barcelona-and-argentina-forward-lionel-messi-sets-new-la-liga-goalscoring-record |archivedate=25 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/barcelona-5-sevilla-1-messi-breaks-la-liga-record-barca-cruise |title=Messi breaks La Liga record as Barca cruise |date=22 November 2014 |accessdate=22 November 2014 |work=FourFourTwo |archive-date=29 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129041803/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/barcelona-5-sevilla-1-messi-breaks-la-liga-record-barca-cruise |url-status=live }}</ref> Luis Enrique memujinya dengan mengatakan bahawa Messi adalah "satu-satunya dan kami tidak akan pernah melihat orang seperti dia lagi dan kami bertuah untuk memilikinya dan dapat menontonnya".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9576477/la-liga-barcelona-boss-luis-enrique-honoured-to-work-with-one-of-a-kind-lionel-messi |title=Barcelona boss Luis Enrique honoured to work with 'one of a kind' Lionel Messi |date=23 November 2014 |accessdate=24 November 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306024717/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9576477/la-liga-barcelona-boss-luis-enrique-honoured-to-work-with-one-of-a-kind-lionel-messi |url-status=live }}</ref> Pada 6 Disember, Ronaldo mengatasi rekod Zarra yang menjaringkan hatrik sejumlah 22 hatrik La Liga, yang dipegang bersama [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], apabila beliau menjaringkan 3 gol menentang [[Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/european/2014/1206/665144-ronaldo-becomes-hat-trick-king-in-real-madrid-win/ |title=Cristiano Ronaldo becomes hat-trick king as Real Madrid equal Spanish record |date=7 December 2014 |accessdate=7 December 2014 |work=[[RTÉ Sport]] |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200244/http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/european/2014/1206/665144-ronaldo-becomes-hat-trick-king-in-real-madrid-win/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gol itu bermakna beliau menjadi pemain terpantas mencapai 200 gol La Liga, mencapai kejayaan itu hanya 178 perlawanan, mengatasi rekod Zarra yang hanya 219 perlawanan untuk mencapai kejayaan itu.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rigg |first=Nicholas |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-records-tumble-for-real-madrid-striker--scoring-23rd-hattrick-and-200th-la-liga-goal-on-saturday-night-9908884.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Records tumble for Real Madrid striker – scoring 23rd La Liga hat-trick and 200th goal in the division on Saturday night |date=7 December 2014 |accessdate=7 December 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218044953/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-records-tumble-for-real-madrid-striker--scoring-23rd-hattrick-and-200th-la-liga-goal-on-saturday-night-9908884.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/real-madrid-3-celta-vigo-0-ronaldo-hits-200-record-breaking-hat-trick |title=Ronaldo hits 200 with record-breaking hat-trick |date=6 December 2014 |accessdate=7 December 2014 |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030211151/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/la-liga-real-madrid-3-celta-vigo-0-0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Keesokan harinya, Messi membalas dengan menjaringkan hatrik ketiga dalam 4 perlawanannya, dengan jumlah 21 hatrik La Liga keseluruhannya.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheen |first=Tom |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-vs-espanyol-match-report-lionel-messi-responds-to-cristiano-ronaldos-hattrick-with-one-of-his-own--his-third-in-four-games-9910010.html |title=Lionel Messi: Barcelona star responds to Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick with one of his own |date=8 December 2014 |accessdate=9 December 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218224114/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/barcelona-vs-espanyol-match-report-lionel-messi-responds-to-cristiano-ronaldos-hattrick-with-one-of-his-own--his-third-in-four-games-9910010.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/07/sport/football/football-messi-hat-trick-ronaldo/ |title=Lionel Messi keeps pace with Cristiano Ronaldo in hat-trick race |date=7 December 2014 |accessdate=9 December 2014 |work=CNN |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030211149/https://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/07/sport/football/football-messi-hat-trick-ronaldo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Pemecahan rekod berterusan dikatakan atas sebab "kemahiran mempesona, aplikasi tanpa henti, karisma olahraga",<ref>{{cite news |last=Hayward |first=Paul |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11279459/Cristiano-Ronaldo-and-Lionel-Messi-are-too-good-for-La-Liga-it-should-not-be-this-easy.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are too good for La Liga – it should not be this easy |date=8 December 2014 |accessdate=9 December 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=9 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209061807/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11279459/Cristiano-Ronaldo-and-Lionel-Messi-are-too-good-for-La-Liga-it-should-not-be-this-easy.html |url-status=live }}</ref> manakala wartawan [[Sid Lowe]] berkata bahawa pencapaian terbaru ini "mungkin tidak dikira sebagai cerita lagi".<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |authorlink=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/08/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-new-extremes |title=Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's feats approaching new extremes |date=8 December 2014 |accessdate=9 December 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=8 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208190748/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/08/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-new-extremes |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada 5 April, Ronaldo menjaringkan 5 gol dalam satu perlawanan buat kali pertama dalam kariernya, termasuk hatrik selama 8 minit, dalam kekalahan 9–1 ke atas [[Granada FC|Granada]] dalam La Liga.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11516839/Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-five-as-Real-Madrid-thrash-Granada-9-1-in-Easter-morning-La-Liga-clash.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo scores five as Real Madrid thrash Granada 9–1 in Easter morning La Liga clash |date=5 April 2015 |accessdate=6 April 2015 |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406081906/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11516839/Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-five-as-Real-Madrid-thrash-Granada-9-1-in-Easter-morning-La-Liga-clash.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Beliau menjaringkan gol lagi pada 8 April menentang [[Rayo Vallecano]] dalam kemenangan 2–0. Gol itu menjadi gol ke-300 beliau dalam pasukan Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |last=Train |first=Rob |url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/real-madrid/86/blog/post/2388343/cristiano-ronaldos-300th-goal-helps-lead-real-madrid-to-a-win-over-rayo |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's 300th goal helps lead Real Madrid to a win over Rayo |date=8 April 2015 |accessdate=11 April 2015 |work=ESPN |archive-date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412040445/http://www.espnfc.com/club/real-madrid/86/blog/post/2388343/cristiano-ronaldos-300th-goal-helps-lead-real-madrid-to-a-win-over-rayo |url-status=live }}</ref> 10 hari kemudian, beliau menjadi pemain kedua dalam sejarah bola sepak yang menjaringkan 50 atau lebih gol dalam satu musim pada kali ke-5, apabila beliau menjaringkan gol ketiga dalam kemenangan 3–1 menentang [[Málaga CF|Málaga]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/match/402315/real-madrid-malaga/report |title=Cristiano Ronaldo scores 50th goal of the season in Real Madrid's victory |date=18 April 2015 |accessdate=18 April 2015 |work=ESPN |archive-date=19 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419035500/http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/match/402315/real-madrid-malaga/report |url-status=live }}</ref> manakala awal hari tu, Messi menjaringkan gol ke-400 Barcelona dalam kemenangan 2–0 menentang [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/barcelona/story/2393956/lionel-messi-scores-400th-goal-for-barcelona-in-all-competitions |title=Lionel Messi scores 400th goal for Barcelona in all competitions |date=18 April 2015 |accessdate=18 April 2015 |work=ESPN |archive-date=18 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418201538/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/barcelona/story/2393956/lionel-messi-scores-400th-goal-for-barcelona-in-all-competitions |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2015–16 ===
[[File:RealM-Shahter15 (1).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Pada 30 September 2015, Ronaldo menjaringkan 2 gol semasa perlawanan [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]] menentang pasukan Sweden, [[Malmö FF|Malmö]] untuk melepasi 500 gol kerjaya dan menjadi penjaring terbanyak sepanjang zaman dalam sejarah Real Madrid, menyamai rekod [[Raúl González]] dengan 323 gol. Beliau melepasi rekod itu dengan menjaringkan gol menentang [[Levante UD|Levante]] pada 17 Oktober 2015.]]
Pada 8 Disember 2015, Ronaldo mencipta rekod Liga Juara-Juara dengan 11 gol dalam peringkat kumpulan selepas menjaringkan 4 gol menentang [[Malmö FF|Malmö]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Iain |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-record-with-four-goals-in-real-madrid-mauling-of-malmo-a6765891.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo breaks record with four goals in Real Madrid mauling of Malmo |date=8 December 2015 |accessdate=12 December 2015 |work=The Independent |archive-date=12 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212112120/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-record-with-four-goals-in-real-madrid-mauling-of-malmo-a6765891.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 4 gol yang beliau jaringkan telah menyamai rekod kelab dalam pertandingan itu, melepasi [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]], [[Ferenc Puskás]], dan [[Hugo Sánchez]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Peter |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11835/10093898/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-champions-league-record-in-real-madrid-thrashing-of-malmo |title=Cristiano Ronaldo breaks Champions League record in Real Madrid thrashing of Malmo |date=9 December 2015 |accessdate=12 December 2015 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=12 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212162430/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11835/10093898/cristiano-ronaldo-breaks-champions-league-record-in-real-madrid-thrashing-of-malmo |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada 17 Februari 2016, Messi menjaringkan gol La Liga ke-300 dalam kemenangan 1–3 di tempat lawan menentang [[Sporting Gijon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/leo-messi-breaks-the-300-goal-barrier-in-the-league|title=Leo Messi breaks the 300 goal barrier in the league|publisher=FCBarcelona|date=18 February 2016|access-date=2 October 2016|archive-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220115838/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/leo-messi-breaks-the-300-goal-barrier-in-the-league|url-status=live}}</ref> Dengan menjaringkan 4 gol dalam kemenangan 7–1 di tempat sendiri ke atas Celta Vigo pada 5 Mac, Ronaldo telah mencapai 252 gol dalam La Liga untuk menjadi penjaring kedua terbanyak dalam sejarah di belakang Messi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid 7 Celta Vigo 1: Ronaldo hits four to beat Zarra mark|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/real-madrid-7-celta-vigo-1-ronaldo-hits-four-beat-zarra-mark#:aHzEx0m1WzTvYA|accessdate=5 March 2016|work=FourFourTwo|date=5 March 2016|archive-date=20 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320150710/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/real-madrid-7-celta-vigo-1-ronaldo-hits-four-beat-zarra-mark#:aHzEx0m1WzTvYA|url-status=live}}</ref> Ronaldo menjaringkan hatrik menentang [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] untuk menghantar kelabnya ke separuh akhir Liga Juara-Juara UEFA walaupun tewas 2–0 pada perlawanan pertama.<ref>{{cite news|title=3–0: Comeback accomplished, now for the semi-finals; Real Madrid overcome Wolfsburg courtesy of a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick, to take their place in Friday's Champions League draw.|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/04/3-0-comeback-accomplished-now-for-the-semi-finals|date=12 April 2016|access-date=2 October 2016|archive-date=18 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118103115/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2016/04/3-0-comeback-accomplished-now-for-the-semi-finals|url-status=live}}</ref> Hatrik itu menjadikan jumlah golnya dalam pertandingan itu kepada 16 gol, menjadikan penjaring terbanyak untuk musim keempat berturut-turut dan kelima keseluruhan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cristiano Ronaldo takes scoring prize again |date=28 May 2016 |publisher=UEFA |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2368004.html |accessdate=31 May 2016 |archive-date=31 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531064639/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2368004.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Penemuan terakhir ===
Berikutan perpindahan Ronaldo ke [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] pada musim panas 2018, kedua-duanya hanya bertemu satu sama lain sekali lagi dalam empat musim akan datang apabila 2 gol Ronaldo dari sepakan penalti membawa Juventus [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2020–21#Peringkat kumpulan|kemenangan 3–0 di tempat lawan]] menentang Messi yang berada di kelab Barcelona dalam [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2020–21#Peringkat Kumpulan|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2020–21 Peringkat Kumpulan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/585770 |title=Ronaldo brace, McKennie volley power Juventus past Messi's Barcelona |date=8 December 2020 |website=ESPN |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302191214/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/585770 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada 21 Januari 2023, kedua-duanya bermain antara satu sama lain buat kali pertama dalam tempoh lebih dua tahun, apabila pasukan gabungan yang menampilkan [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]] dan Ronaldo [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]] telah dikalahkan 4–5 oleh Messi [[Paris Saint-Germain]] dalam perlawanan persahabatan di [[Riyadh]]. Messi menjaringkan satu gol dan Ronaldo menjaringkan 2 gol dalam permainan itu, yang digambarkan berpotensi menjadi perlawanan terakhir yang menampilkan kedua-dua pemain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://en.as.com/soccer/riyadh-season-xi-psg-live-online-score-stats-and-updates-cristiano-ronaldo-vs-leo-messi-n/ |title=Riyadh Season XI 4–5 PSG summary: Messi and Ronaldo score, goals, highlights |date=20 January 2023 |website=As |access-date=23 January 2023 |archive-date=22 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122105509/https://en.as.com/soccer/riyadh-season-xi-psg-live-online-score-stats-and-updates-cristiano-ronaldo-vs-leo-messi-n/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Meninggalkan Eropah dan menamatkan persaingan ===
Kedua-dua pemain meninggalkan pentas Eropah pada tahun 2023, dengan Ronaldo menyertai Al Nassr di [[Arab Saudi]] manakala Messi menyertai [[Inter Miami CF]] di [[Amerika Syarikat]]. Oleh tiu, musim 2023–24 adalah yang kali pertama sejak 2002 apabila Messi mahupun Ronaldo tidak bermain di Eropah, dan ia dilihat oleh ramai orang sebagai penhujung era.<ref name=back>{{Cite web |url=https://backpagefootball.com/what-does-messi-and-ronaldo-leaving-europe-mean-for-football/132823/ |title=What does Messi and Ronaldo leaving Europe mean for football? |website=backpagefootball.com |date=18 June 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824195909/https://backpagefootball.com/what-does-messi-and-ronaldo-leaving-europe-mean-for-football/132823/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kedua-dua perpindahan telah dikreditkan sebagai kepentingan dalam mempopularkan sukan ini di [[Timur Tengah]] dan [[Amerika Utara]], dan dalam membantu menjadikan mereka sebagai dua berkuasa yang sedang meningkat dalam bola sepak di luar Eropah.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-mls-saudi-pro-league-inter-miami-al-nassr/blt5f6b461ecc8f4668#cs61b2a67af7d54657 |title=It's not Lionel Messi & MLS vs Cristiano Ronaldo & the Saudi Pro League: The GOATs are on the same side of this 'war' despite their new leagues' differences |website=www.goal.com |date=23 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823210124/https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-mls-saudi-pro-league-inter-miami-al-nassr/blt5f6b461ecc8f4668#cs61b2a67af7d54657 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pada bulan Ogos 2023, kedua-dua pemain memenangi gelaran pertama mereka dengan pasukan baharu mereka. Ronaldo membantu Al Nassr memenangi [[Piala Juara Kelab Arab 2023]] buat kali pertama dalam sejarah dan dianugerahkan sebagai penjaring terbanyak dengan sejumlah 6 gol,<ref name=Arab>{{cite magazine |title=Cristiano Ronaldo Wins First Trophy Since 2021 After Scoring Two Goals For 10-Man Al Nassr In Arab Club Champions Cup Final |magazine=Sports Illustrated |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-1st-al-nassr-trophy-after-2-goals-in-final |first=Robert |last=Summerscales |date=12 August 2023 |access-date=12 August 2023 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814121933/https://www.si.com/fannation/soccer/futbol/news/cristiano-ronaldo-wins-1st-al-nassr-trophy-after-2-goals-in-final |url-status=live }}</ref> manakala Messi membantu Inter Miami memenangi [[Piala Liga Amerika Syarikat 2023]], trofi pertama dalam sejarah dan telah dianugerahkan sebagai penjaring terbanyak dengan sejumlah 10 gol serta anugerah pemain terbaik.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/47234-comparing-messi-ronaldos-title-wins-leagues-cup-arab-club-champions-cup/ |title=Comparing Messi and Ronaldo's Title Wins in Leagues Cup, Arab Cup |website=sportsbrief.com |date=22 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824195911/https://sportsbrief.com/football/47234-comparing-messi-ronaldos-title-wins-leagues-cup-arab-club-champions-cup/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Leagues>{{cite magazine |last=Rasmussen |first=Karl |date=19 August 2023 |title=Lionel Messi Becomes Most Decorated Player in Soccer History With Inter Miami's Leagues Cup Win |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/08/20/lionel-messi-most-decorated-player-soccer-history-inter-miami-leagues-cup |access-date=19 August 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820044155/https://www.si.com/soccer/2023/08/20/lionel-messi-most-decorated-player-soccer-history-inter-miami-leagues-cup |url-status=live }}</ref> Pada bulan September 2023, Ronaldo mengisytiharkan bahawa persaingannya dengan Messi telah berakhir dan "hilang", selepas 36 perlawanan rasmi dan 15 tahun "berkongsi pentas".<ref>{{cite web |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Lionel Messi rivalry now 'gone' says Portuguese great |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66738794 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=7 September 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913002953/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66738794 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Hubungan antara Messi dan Ronaldo ==
Dalam temu bual 2016, Ronaldo mengulas tentang persaingan dengan berkata, "Saya rasa kami kekadang menolak satu sama lain dalam pertandingan, inilah sebabnya persaingan begitu tinggi."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montague |first1=James |author-link1=James Piotr Montague |last2=Pinto |first2=Pedro |author-link2=Pedro Pinto (journalist) |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/17/sport/football/football-champions-league-ronaldo-interview/ |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: I'm better than Messi |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125456/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/17/sport/football/football-champions-league-ronaldo-interview/ |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Alex Ferguson, pengurus Ronaldo semasa di [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], berkata, "Saya tidak fikir persaingan antara satu sama lain mengganggu mereka. Saya fikir mereka mempunyai kebanggaan peribadi mereka sendiri dari segi ingin menjadi yang lebih baik."<ref>{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Kevin |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1271003/alex-ferguson-cristiano-ronaldo-and-lionel-messi-both-the-best |title=Fergie: Ronaldo and Messi are equals |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074354/http://www.espnfc.com/story/1271003/alex-ferguson-cristiano-ronaldo-and-lionel-messi-both-the-best |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Messi telah menafikan sebarang persaingan, dan menyalahkan media atas penciptanya, dengan menyatakan bahawa "hanya media, akhbar, yang mahu kami bertelagah tetapi saya tidak pernah berlawan dengan Cristiano."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9478241/Barcelonas-Lionel-Messi-blames-media-for-inventing-rivalry-with-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html |title=Barcelona's Lionel Messi blames media for inventing rivalry with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007221041/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9478241/Barcelonas-Lionel-Messi-blames-media-for-inventing-rivalry-with-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html |archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref>

Dihujahkan dan didokumenkan secara meluas bahawa terdapat suasana persaingan antara kedua-dua mereka, dengan [[Guillem Balagué]] mendakwa dalam buku "Ronaldo" bahawa beliau merujuk kepada rakan sejawatannya dari Argentina sebagai "banjingan" di belakangnya.<ref>{{cite web |last=Haisley |first=Billy |url=https://deadspin.com/book-ronaldo-refers-to-messi-as-motherfucker-behind-1657437792 |title=Book: Ronaldo Refers To Messi As "Motherfucker" Behind His Back |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=15 July 2018 |work=[[Deadspin]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235801/https://deadspin.com/book-ronaldo-refers-to-messi-as-motherfucker-behind-1657437792 |archive-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Balagué |first=Guillem |author-link=Guillem Balagué |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/01/29/revealed-cristiano-ronaldos-obscene-nickname-for-lionel-messi-in/ |title=Revealed: Cristiano Ronaldo's obscene nickname for Lionel Messi in the Real Madrid dressing room |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=15 July 2018 |newspaper=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716075512/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/01/29/revealed-cristiano-ronaldos-obscene-nickname-for-lionel-messi-in/ |archive-date=16 July 2018}}</ref> Ronaldo menafikan dakwaan itu dalam satu catatan di Facebook dan mengancam untuk mengambik tindakan undang-undang ke atas kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Balagué, menulis bahawa dia "mempunyai penghormatan yang tinggi untuk semua rakan profesional saya, dan Messi jelas tidak terkecuali."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2014/11/12/cristiano-ronaldo-denies-lionel-messi-nickname-claims |date=12 November 2014 |publisher=Sports Illustrated |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Messi obscene nickname claims 'absolutely false' |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028172417/https://www.si.com/soccer/2014/11/12/cristiano-ronaldo-denies-lionel-messi-nickname-claims |url-status=live }}</ref> Luca Caioli menulis dalam bukunya "Ronaldo: The Obsession for Perfection" bahawa, menurut sumber, Ronaldo panas apabila menonton Messi bermain.<ref>{{cite web |last=Caioli |first=Luca |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/4240/ronaldo-the-obsession-for-perfection/2012/04/20/3044935/messi-is-like-kryptonite-to-cristiano-ronaldos-superman-the |title=Messi is like Kryptonite to Cristiano Ronaldo's Superman: The story behind football's greatest modern rivalry |access-date=15 July 2018 |work=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715235724/http://www.goal.com/en/news/4240/ronaldo-the-obsession-for-perfection/2012/04/20/3044935/messi-is-like-kryptonite-to-cristiano-ronaldos-superman-the |archive-date=15 July 2018}}</ref> Sebagai tindak balas kepada dakwaan bahawa dia dan Messi tidak serasi pada tahap peribadi, Ronaldo mengulas, "Kami tidak mempunyai hubungan di luar bola sepak, sama seperti kami tidak dengan ramai pemain lain", sebelum ini sambil menambahkan bahawa pada tahun-tahun akan datang beliau berharap mereka boleh ketawa bersama-sama, menyatakan, "Kami perlu melihat persaingan ini dengan semangat yang positif, kerana ia adalah perkara yang baik."<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2014/08/28/en/football/real_madrid/1409211779.html "Messi and I are colleagues, work friends"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125062432/http://www.marca.com/2014/08/28/en/football/real_madrid/1409211779.html |date=25 November 2014 }}. Marca. Retrieved 21 November 2014</ref> Selepas pemergian Ronaldo dari Real Madrid ke [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], Messi mengaku merinduinya lalu berkata, "Saya merindui Cristiano. Walaupun agak sukar untuk melihat dia memenangi trofi, dia memberikan prestij [[La Liga]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer/news/messi-i-miss-having-ronaldo-in-la-liga/16zbvevnd45i1e9rq6b7gom0r |date=29 March 2019 |publisher=[[The Sporting News]] |title=Messi: I miss having Ronaldo in La Liga |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> Semasa temu bual bersama di majlis Anugerah Pemain Terbaik UEFA pada tahun 2019, Ronaldo berkata beliau ingin "makan malam bersama pada masa hadapan", yang kemudiannya dijawab Messi, "Jika saya mendapat jemputan, kenapa tidak?"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49516474 |date=30 August 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Eric Cantona light up UEFA awards |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127194524/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49516474 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Anugerah dan rekod ==
{{quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="Apabila mereka tidak lagi berada di sana, kami akan sedar apa yang telah mereka berikan kepada kami. Saya selalu enggan membuat hierarki mengenainya kerana mereka adalah dua permain yang berbeza. Pemain yang sama sekali berbeza, tetapi dua pemain luar biasa yang telah menunjukkan dunia selama 15 tahun betapa hebatnya bola sepak." |source=—Ketua Pembangunan Bola Sepak Global [[FIFA]], [[Arsène Wenger]] merumuskan saingan Lionel Messi lwn Cristiano Ronaldo di [[Anugerah Bola Sepak Terbaik 2022]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=Sidle |title=Arsene Wenger gave the ultimate response when asked the 'Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo' question |newspaper=[[SPORTbible]] |date=28 February 2022 |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/arsene-wenger-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-goat-903958-20230228 |access-date=28 February 2022 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301022932/https://www.sportbible.com/football/arsene-wenger-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-goat-903958-20230228 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
Sepanjang kewujudan persaingan, pasangan ini telah mendominasi dalam majlis anugerah dan memecahkan banyak rekod menjaringkan gol untuk kedua-dua kelab dan negara, pencapaian yang telah digambarkan sebagai "luar biasa" dan "tidak masuk akal".<ref>{{cite news |last=Adamson |first=Mike |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/dec/10/lionel-messi-record-year-numbers |title=Lionel Messi's incredible recordbreaking year in numbers |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=13 October 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010204929/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/dec/10/lionel-messi-record-year-numbers |archive-date=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hyde |first=Marina |author-link=Marina Hyde |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/10/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-ballon-d-or-miracle |title=Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi: tit-for-tat miracles getting ridiculous |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=4 January 2015 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107051938/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/10/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-ballon-d-or-miracle |archive-date=7 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harland |first=Nick |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/25/cristiano-ronaldos-remarkable-real-madrid-goalscoring-record-in-full |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's remarkable Real Madrid goalscoring record in full |date=8 December 2014 |access-date=4 January 2015 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106151402/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/25/cristiano-ronaldos-remarkable-real-madrid-goalscoring-record-in-full |archive-date=6 January 2015}}</ref> Persaingan itu sendiri telah digambarkan sebagai satu tentangan rekod dan reputasi pemain, dan bukannya satu berdasarkan rasa benci.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Jim |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11223007/Cristiano-Ronaldo-versus-Lionel-Messi-is-a-rivalry-to-write-history-rather-than-a-bitter-personal-feud.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo versus Lionel Messi is a rivalry to write history rather than a bitter personal feud |date=11 November 2014 |access-date=13 December 2015 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/11223007/Cristiano-Ronaldo-versus-Lionel-Messi-is-a-rivalry-to-write-history-rather-than-a-bitter-personal-feud.html |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/primera-liga/20151017/as-another-record-falls-ronaldo-and-messi-continue-to-drive-each-other-to-greater-heights |title=As another record falls, Ronaldo and Messi continue to drive each other to greater heights |date=18 October 2014 |access-date=13 December 2015 |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222165807/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/primera-liga/20151017/as-another-record-falls-ronaldo-and-messi-continue-to-drive-each-other-to-greater-heights |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

Messi merupakan penjaring gol terbanyak La Liga sepanjang masa, serta mempunyai bantuan gol terbanyak dalam sejarah pertandingan – dengan Ronaldo di tempat kedua untuk bantuan gol yang disediakan – manakala Ronaldo merupakan pembuat penampilan terbaik sepanjang masa, penjaring gol terbanyak dan penyedia bantuan gol dalam [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]], dengan Messi berada di tempat ke-3 untuk penampilan dan di tempat kedua untuk kedua-dua gol yang dijaringkan dan bantuan gol yang disediakan dalam sejarah pertandingan. Mereka adalah dua pemain pertama yang menjaringkan 100 gol dalam sejarah Liga Juara-Juara UEFA.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2244072.html|title=Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo goal for goal|publisher=UEFA|date=11 April 2018 |access-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421163322/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2244072.html|archive-date=21 April 2018}}</ref> Ronaldo juga memegang rekod untuk penampilan antarabangsa terbanyak dan gol antarabangsa terbanyak – dengan Messi menduduki tempat ke-11 dalam penampilan antarabangsa dan ketiga untuk gol antarabangsa yang dijaringkan.

Pasangan itu mendominasi anugerah [[Ballon d'Or]], [[Pemain Lelaki Terbaik FIFA]] sejak tahun 2008, dan [[Anugerah Pemain Terbaik UEFA Lelaki]] sejak tahun 2014. Pada tahun 2018, kejayaan mereka yang lebih lama daripada sedekad telah dihalang oleh [[Luka Modrić]], amat dilihat sebagai "penghujung era".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46432933|title=Ballon d'Or: Luka Modric ends dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo|work=BBC Sport|date=3 December 2018|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203230951/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46432933|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/sports/luka-modric-ballon-dor.html|title=Luka Modric Wins Ballon d'Or, Ending Decade of Ronaldo and Messi Triumphs |author=Andrew Das|work=The New York Times|date=3 December 2018|access-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204053852/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/sports/luka-modric-ballon-dor.html|archive-date=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/luka-modric-ends-ballon-dor-era-of-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-l6cxw3hmb|title=Luka Modric ends Ballon d'Or era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo|author=Matt Hughes|work=The Times|date=4 December 2018|access-date=4 December 2018|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127193620/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/luka-modric-ends-ballon-dor-era-of-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-l6cxw3hmb|url-status=live}}</ref> Dalam temu bual untuk "[[France Football]]", Modrić menyatakan bahawa "Sejarah akan mengatakan bahawa seorang pemain Croatia, mewakili negara kecilnya, menenangi Ballon d'Or selepas Cristiano Ronaldo dan Lionel Messi, yang merupakan pemain di tahap berlainan dan tiada sesiapa yang berhak membandingkan diri mereka dengan orang lain."

Ronaldo memegang rekod untuk pencalonan Ballon d'Or terbanyak dengan 18 percalonan manakala Messi adalah pemain bola sepak kedua paling banyak dicalonkan dengan sebanyak 16 percalonan. Messi memenangi empat anugerah Ballon d'Or berturut-turut (2009 sehingga 2012), dengan kemenangan ke-5 pada tahun 2015, manakala Ronaldo telah menyamai Messi dengan kemenangan pada tahun 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, dan 2017. Pada tahun 2019, Messi mendahului sekali lagi dengan memperoleh rekod Ballon d'Or ke-6, menamatkan hanya 7 mata di hadapan tempat kedua iaitu [[Virgil van Dijk]], dengan Ronaldo menduduki tempat ke-3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Messi v Ronaldo: Who is the GOAT? |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/63477055 |date=1 November 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215115213/https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/63477055 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pada tahun 2020, anugerah itu dibatalkan atas [[pandemik COVID-19]]. Pada tahun 2021 dan 2023, Messi memenangi Ballon d'Or yang ke-7 dan ke-8.<ref>{{cite news |title= Lionel Messi wins eighth Ballon d'Or, first for an active MLS player |newspaper=The Washington Post |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/30/lionel-messi-ballon-dor-mls/ |date=30 October 2023 |access-date=30 October 2023 }}</ref> Secara keseluruhan, Messi dan Ronaldo mencapai podium masing-masing 14 dan 12 kali. Menggabungkan [[Ballon d'Or]], [[Pemain Terbaik Dunia FIFA]] dan [[Pemain Lelaki Terbaik FIFA]], Messi mengatasi Ronaldo dengan 12 berbanding 8 dalam kemenangan dan 24 berbanding 20 dalam penamat podium. Messi juga merupakan satu-satunya pemain dalam sejarah yang memenangi [[Ballon d'Or]] dengan 3 kelab berbeza iaitu [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Paris Saint-Germain FC|Paris Saint-Germain]] dan [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]].

Messi dan Ronaldo turut dicalonkan [[Anugerah Pemain Terbaik Lelaki UEFA]] dengan dicalonkan sebanyak 11 kali, dengan Ronaldo mengatasi Messi sebanyak 3 kali berbanding 2 kali dalam kemenangan dan 9 kali berbanding 7 kali dalam penamat podium.

Kehebatan menjaringkan gol pasangan ini menghasilkan beberapa anugerah penjaring terbanyak kepada individu. Messi memenangi lapan [[Trofi Pichichi]] dan 6 anugerah [[Kasut Emas Eropah]] (2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 dan 2019). Ronaldo memenangi anugerah Kasut Emas Eropah dengan sebanyak 4 kali (2008, 2011, 2014, dan 2015) dan kekal sebagai satu-satunya pemain bola sepak dengan anugerah penjaring terbanyak liga utama dalam [[Anugerah Kasut Emas Liga Perdana Inggeris|England]] (2008), Sepanyol (2011, 2014 dan 2015) dan [[Capocannoniere|Itali]] (2021). Beliau adalah penjaring terbanyak dalam Liga Juara-Juara UEFA sebanyak 7 kali, berbanding Messi hanya mencapai sebanyak 6 kali (termasuk pada tahun 2015 apabila pasangan itu menduduki tempat teratas yang sama).

Messi telah memenangi rekod dunia dengan sejumlah 44 trofi rasmi (termasuk rekod kelab sebanyak 35 trofi utama sebagai pemain Barcelona), dengan menuntut 12 gelaran Liga, 4 trofi Liga Juara-Juara UEFA, 7 trofi [[Copa del Rey]], 8 [[Supercopa de España| Piala Super Sepanyol]], 1 [[Trophée des Champions|Piala Super Perancis]], 3 [[Piala Super UEFA|Piala Super Eropah]], 3 [[Piala Dunia Kelab FIFA]] dan 1 [[Piala Liga Amerika Syarikat]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas-Humphreys |first=Harry |date=19 December 2022 |title=All the trophies Lionel Messi has won in his career |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/19/how-many-trophies-has-lionel-messi-won-in-his-career-17962168/ |access-date=21 January 2023 |website=Metro |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121095233/https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/19/how-many-trophies-has-lionel-messi-won-in-his-career-17962168/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2022 |title=Messi confirms retirement, says FIFA World Cup 2022 final will be his last for Argentina |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/messi-confirms-retirement-says-fifa-world-cup-2022-final-will-be-his-last-argentina-551154 |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=The Business Standard |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215113517/https://www.tbsnews.net/sports/messi-confirms-retirement-says-fifa-world-cup-2022-final-will-be-his-last-argentina-551154 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Leagues/> Messi merupakan naib juara [[Copa América]] sebanyak 3 kali dan [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2014]], sebelum akhirnya merangkul trofi antarabangsa utama kali pertama di [[Copa América 2021]], di mana beliau dinobatkan sebagai pemain terbaik.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leo Messi named player of tournament in Copa América |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2187432/leo-messi-named-player-of-tournament-in-copa-america |access-date=8 August 2021 |work=FC Barcelona |archive-date=21 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021073241/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2187432/leo-messi-named-player-of-tournament-in-copa-america |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lionel Messi and Luis Diaz wins 2021 Copa America Golden Boot |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/who-is-leading-the-race-for-copa-americas-golden-boot/1unofbxrqy1bm10fsnoy5cyvi6 |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=Goal |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120193609/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/who-is-leading-the-race-for-copa-americas-golden-boot/1unofbxrqy1bm10fsnoy5cyvi6 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pada tahun berikutnya, Messi membawa Argentina memenangi [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2022]], dan memenangi anugerah [[Anugerah Piala Dunia FIFA#Bola Emas|Bola Emas]] kali ke-2.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baxter |first1=Kevin |title=Lionel Messi and Argentina defeat France in penalty kick shootout for World Cup title |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2022-12-18/world-cup-final-argentina-vs-france-recap |access-date=18 December 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=18 December 2022 |archive-date=18 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218180704/https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2022-12-18/world-cup-final-argentina-vs-france-recap |url-status=live }}</ref>

Manakala Ronaldo telah memenangi 36 trofi rasmi,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/lists/dani-alves-messi-ronaldo-most-trophies-club-international/1swzuj5bj0aje1f2af2vvne0zc |title=Alves, Messi or Ronaldo – Who are the top 5 active players with most trophies in club and international football |last=Banerjee |first=Ritabrata |access-date=19 November 2021 |date=1 October 2021 |website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |archive-date=12 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112145438/https://www.goal.com/en-my/lists/dani-alves-messi-ronaldo-most-trophies-club-international/1swzuj5bj0aje1f2af2vvne0zc |url-status=live }}</ref> termasuk 7 gelaran liga dan 5 trofi Liga Juara-Juara UEFA, dan membimbing Portugal memenangi gelaran [[UEFA Euro 2016]] dan [[Liga Negara-Negara UEFA 2018–19]], trofi utama pertama negara. Beliau telah memenangi kesemua pertandingan kelab peringkat teratas di England, Sepanyol dan Itali, termasuk 4 gelaran kebangsaan, 2 piala liga dan 7 piala super kebangsaan. Selain itu, beliau memenangi 3 Piala Super Eropah,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/cristiano-ronaldo-dos-santos-aveiro |title=Cristiano Ronaldo |access-date=16 November 2021 |publisher=[[Real Madrid CF]] |archive-date=22 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140255/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/cristiano-ronaldo-dos-santos-aveiro |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/cristiano-ronaldo-dos-santos-aveiro |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's trophies: The 15 Real Madrid titles he's won |first=Harry |last=Sherlock |access-date=16 November 2021 |date=1 October 2021 |publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |archive-date=22 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322140255/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/football-legends/cristiano-ronaldo-dos-santos-aveiro |url-status=live }}</ref> 4 Piala Dunia Kelab FIFA<ref>{{cite news |title=Ronaldo coy about Portugal future |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63937916 |date=11 December 2022 |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215071349/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63937916 |url-status=live }}</ref> dan satu [[Piala Juara Kelab Arab Saudi]].<ref name=Arab/>

== Statistik pemain ==

=== Statistik kelab ===
{{updated|1 Jun 2024}}
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:center"
! colspan="14" style="background: lightblue; color: black;" |Lionel Messi
|-
!rowspan=2|Kelab !! colspan="3"| Liga !! colspan="2"| Piala !! colspan="2"| Benua !! colspan="2"| Lain-Lain !! colspan="2"| Jumlah
|-
!Musim!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol
|-
|colspan=18 |———————————————————————————————————
|-
|colspan=18 |———————————————————————————————————
|-
|rowspan=18 | [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|-
| [[La Liga 2004–05|2004–05]] || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || colspan=2 | — || 9 || 1
|-
| [[La Liga 2005–06|2005–06]] || 17 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 8
|-
| [[La Liga 2006–07|2006–07]] || 26 || 14 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 36 || 17
|-
| [[La Liga 2007–08|2007–08]] || 28 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 9 || 6 || colspan=2 | — || 40 || 16
|-
| [[La Liga 2008–09|2008–09]] || 31 || 23 || 8 || 6 || 12 || 9 || colspan=2 | — || 51 || 38
|-
| [[La Liga 2009–10|2009–10]] || 35 || 34 || 3 || 1 || 11 || 8 || 4 || 4 || 53 || 47
|-
| [[La Liga 2010–11|2010–11]] || 33 || 31 || 7 || 7 || 13 || 12 || 2 || 3 || 55 || 53
|-
| [[La Liga 2011–12|2011–12]] || 37 || 50 || 7 || 3 || 11 || 14 || 5 || 6 || 60 || 73
|-
| [[La Liga 2012–13|2012–13]] || 32 || 46 || 5 || 4 || 11 || 8 || 2 || 2 || 50 || 60
|-
| [[La Liga 2013–14|2013–14]] || 31 || 28 || 6 || 5 || 7 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 46 || 41
|-
| [[La Liga 2014–15|2014–15]] || 38 || 43 || 6 || 5 || 13 || 10 || colspan=2 | — || 57 || 58
|-
| [[La Liga 2015–16|2015–16]] || 33 || 26 || 5 || 5 || 7 || 6 || 4 || 4 || 49 || 41
|-
| [[La Liga 2016–17|2016–17]] || 34 || 37 || 7 || 5 || 9 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 52 || 54
|-
| [[La Liga 2017–18|2017–18]] || 36 || 34 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 54 || 45
|-
| [[La Liga 2018–19|2018–19]] || 34 || 36 || 5 || 3 || 10 || 12 || 1 || 0 || 50 || 51
|-
| [[La Liga 2019–20|2019–20]] || 33 || 25 || 2 || 2 || 8 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 44 || 31
|-
| [[La Liga 2020–21|2020–21]] || 35 || 30 || 5 || 3 || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 47 || 38
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]
|-
| [[Ligue 1 2021–22|2021–22]] || 26 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 5 || colspan=2 | — || 34 || 11
|-
| [[Ligue 1 2022–23|2022–23]] || 32 || 16 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 41 || 21
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]]
|-
| [[MLS 2023|2023]] || 6 || 1 || 1 || 0 || colspan=2 | — || 7 || 10 || 14 || 11
|-
| [[MLS 2024|2024]] || 12 || 12 || colspan=2 | — || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 14
|-
! colspan="2" | Jumlah
! 596{{refn|name="Barcelona-B"|group=lower-alpha|Tidak termasuk perlawanan divisyen kedua dan ketiga (Barcelona B dan C, 2003–05).}} || 509 || 83 || 56 || 166 || 131 || 37 || 33 || 882{{refn|name="Barcelona-B"|group=lower-alpha|Tidak termasuk perlawanan divisyen kedua dan ketiga (Barcelona B dan C, 2003–05).}} || 729
|}
{{col-break|gap=0.5em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:center"
! colspan="12" style="background: red; color: white;" |Cristiano Ronaldo
|-
!rowspan=2|Kelab !! colspan="3"| Liga !! colspan="2"| Piala !! colspan="2"| Benua !! colspan="2"| Lain-Lain !! colspan="2"| Jumlah
|-
!Musim!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol!!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}!!Gol
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Sporting CP]]
|-
| [[Liga Pertama Portugal 2002–03|2002–03]] || 25 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 5
|-
| rowspan=7 | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2003–04|2003–04]] || 29 || 4 || 6 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 40 || 6
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2004–05|2004–05]] || 33 || 5 || 9 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 50 || 9
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2005–06|2005–06]] || 33 || 9 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 1 || colspan=2 | — || 47 || 12
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2006–07|2006–07]] || 34 || 17 || 8 || 3 || 11 || 3 || colspan=2 | — || 53 || 23
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2007–08|2007–08]] || 34 || 31 || 3 || 3 || 11 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 49 || 42
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2008–09|2008–09]] || 33 || 18 || 6 || 3 || 12 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 53 || 26
|-
| rowspan=10 | [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|-
| [[La Liga 2009–10|2009–10]] || 29 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7 || colspan=2 | — || 35 || 33
|-
| [[La Liga 2010–11|2010–11]] || 34 || 40 || 8 || 7 || 12 || 6 || colspan=2 | — || 54 || 53
|-
| [[La Liga 2011–12|2011–12]] || 38 || 46 || 5 || 3 || 10 || 10 || 2 || 1 || 55 || 60
|-
| [[La Liga 2012–13|2012–13]] || 34 || 34 || 7 || 7 || 12 || 12 || 2 || 2 || 55 || 55
|-
| [[La Liga 2013–14|2013–14]] || 30 || 31 || 6 || 3 || 11 || 17 || colspan=2 | — || 47 || 51
|-
| [[La Liga 2014–15|2014–15]] || 35 || 48 || 2 || 1 || 12 || 10 || 5 || 2 || 54  || 61
|-
| [[La Liga 2015–16|2015–16]] || 36 || 35 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 16 || colspan=2 | — || 48 || 51
|-
| [[La Liga 2016–17|2016–17]] || 29 || 25 || 2 || 1 || 13 || 12 || 2 || 4 || 46 || 42
|-
| [[La Liga 2017–18|2017–18]] || 27 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 15 || 4 || 3 || 44 || 44
|-
| rowspan=5 | [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|-
| [[Serie A 2018–19|2018–19]] || 31 || 21 || 2 || 0 || 9 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 43 || 28
|-
| [[Seria A 2019–20|2019–20]] || 33 || 31 || 4 || 2 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 46 || 37
|-
| [[Serie A 2020–21|2020–21]] || 33 || 29 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 44 || 36
|-
| [[Serie A 2021–22|2021–22]] || 1 || 0 || colspan=2 | — || colspan=2 | — || colspan=2 | — || 1 || 0
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2021–22|2021–22]] || 30 || 18 || 1 || 0 || 7 || 6 || colspan=2 | — || 38 || 24
|-
| [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2022–23|2022–23]] || 10 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || colspan=2 | — || 16 || 3
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]]
|-
| [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2022–23|2022–23]] || 16 || 14 || 2 || 0 || colspan=2 | — || 1 || 0 || 19 || 14
|-
| [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2023–24|2023–24]] || 31 || 35 || 4 || 3 || 9 || 6 || 7 || 6 || 51 || 50
|-
! colspan=2 | Jumlah
! 698{{refn|name="SportingCP-B"|group=lower-alpha|Tidak termasuk perlawanan divisyen dua (Sporting CP B, 2002–03).}} || 547 || 88 || 48 || 204 || 149 || 29 || 21 || 1,019{{refn|name="SportingCP-B"|group=lower-alpha|Tidak termasuk perlawanan divisyen dua (Sporting CP B, 2002–03).}} || 765
|}
|}

;Nota
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=== Statistik antarabangsa ===
{{updated|1 Julai 2024}}
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! colspan="8" style="background: lightblue; color: black;" |Lionel Messi<ref>{{cite news |last=Mamrud |first=Roberto |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/messi-intlg.html |title=Lionel Andrés Messi |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908013114/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/messi-intlg.html |archive-date=8 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|Pasukan kebangsaan
!rowspan=2|Tahun
!colspan=2|Pertandingan
!colspan=2|Persahabatan
!colspan=2|Jumlah
|-
!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}
!Gol
!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}
!Gol
!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}
!Gol
|-
|colspan=10 |—————————————————
|-
|colspan=10 |—————————————————
|-
| rowspan=20 | [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
| 2005
|3||0||2||0||5||0
|-
|2006
|3||1||4||1||7||2
|-
|2007
|10||4||4||2||14||6
|-
|2008
|6||1||2||1||8||2
|-
|2009
|8||1||2||2||10||3
|-
|2010
|5||0||5||2||10||2
|-
|2011
|8||2||5||2||13||4
|-
|2012
|5||5||4||7||9||12
|-
|2013
|5||3||2||3||7||6
|-
|2014
|7||4||7||4||14||8
|-
|2015
|6||1||2||3||8||4
|-
|2016
|10||8||1||0||11||8
|-
|2017
|5||4||2||0||7||4
|-
|2018
|4||1||1||3||5||4
|-
|2019
|6||1||4||4||10||5
|-
|2020
|4||1||0||0||4||1
|-
|2021
|16||9||0||0||16||9
|-
|2022
|10||8||4||10||14||18
|-
|2023
|5||3||3||5||8||8
|-
|2024
|2||0||2||2||4||2
|-
! colspan=2 | Jumlah
! 128 ||57||56||51||184||[[Senarai gol antarabangsa yang dijaringkan oleh Lionel Messi|108]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lionel Andrés Messi – Century of International Appearances |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/messi-intlg.html |access-date=10 July 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128133516/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/messi-intlg.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! colspan="8" style="background: red; color: white;" |Cristiano Ronaldo<ref>{{cite news |last=Mamrud |first=Roberto |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cronaldo-intlg.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828073246/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cronaldo-intlg.html |archive-date=28 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|Pasukan kebangsaan
!rowspan=2|Tahun
!colspan=2|Pertandingan
!colspan=2|Persahabatan
!colspan=2|Jumlah
|-
!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}
!Gol
!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}
!Gol
!{{Abbr|Apps|Penampilan}}
!Gol
|-
| rowspan=22 | [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|2003
|0||0||2||0||2||0
|-
|2004
|11||7||5||0||16||7
|-
|2005
|7||2||4||0||11||2
|-
|2006
|10||4||4||2||14||6
|-
|2007
|9||5||1||0||10||5
|-
|2008
|5||1||3||0||8||1
|-
|2009
|5||0||2||1||7||1
|-
|2010
|6||3||5||0||11||3
|-
|2011
|6||5||2||2||8||7
|-
|2012
|9||4||4||1||13||5
|-
|2013
|6||7||3||3||9||10
|-
|2014
|5||3||4||2||9||5
|-
|2015
|4||3||1||0||5||3
|-
|2016
|10||10||3||3||13||13
|-
|2017
|10||10||1||1||11||11
|-
|2018
|4||4||3||2||7||6
|-
|2019
|10||14||0||0||10||14
|-
|2020
|4||2||2||1||6||3
|-
|2021
|11||11||3||2||14||13
|-
|2022
|12||3||0||0||12||3
|-
|2023
|9||10||0||0||9||10
|-
|2024
|4||0||2||2||6||2
|-
! colspan=2 | Jumlah
!157!!108!!54!!22!!211!![[Senarai gol antarabangsa yang dijaringkan oleh Cristiano Ronaldo|130]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro – Century of International Appearances |website=[[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cronaldo-intlg.html |access-date=10 July 2021 |archive-date=20 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220153642/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cronaldo-intlg.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
|}

=== Hatrick ===
{{updated|4 Mei 2024}}
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
! colspan="11" style="background: #9acdff; color: white;" |Lionel Messi
|-
!scope="col"| No.
!scope="col"| Untuk
!scope="col"| Lawan
!scope="col" align="center"| Keputusan
!scope="col"| Pertandingan
!scope="col"| Tarikh
|-
!1
! rowspan=16 | [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || align=center | 3–3 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2006–07]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2007|3|10}}
|-
!2
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2008–09]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2009|1|6}}
|-
!3
|[[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2009–10]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|1|10}}
|-
!4
|[[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2009–10]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|3|14}}
|-
!5
|[[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2009–10]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|3|21}}
|-
!6
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|4–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2009–10]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|4|6}}
|-
!7
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Piala Super Sepanyol 2010]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|8|21}}
|-
!8
|[[UD Almería|Almería]] || align="center"|8–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|11|20}}
|-
!9
|[[Real Betis]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|1|12}}
|-
!10
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|2|5}}
|-
!11
|[[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] || align="center"|8–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|9|17}}
|-
!12
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|9|24}}
|-
!13
|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|10|29}}
|-
!14
|[[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|1}}
|-
!15
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|22}}
|-
!16
|[[Valencia CF|Valencia]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|2|19}}
|-
!17
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Switzerland|Switzerland]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|2|29}}
|-
!18
!rowspan="4"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] <sup>5</sup> || align="center"|7–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|3|7}}
|-
!19
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|3|20}}
|-
!20
|[[Granada CF|Granada]] || align="center"|5–3 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|5|2}}
|-
!21
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|5|5}}
|-
!22
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Brazil|Brazil]] || align="center"|4–3 <small>(N)</small> || [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|6|9}}
|-
!23
!rowspan="2"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] || align="center"|5–4 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|10|20}}
|-
!24
|[[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|1|27}}
|-
!25
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Guatemala|Guatemala]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|6|14}}
|-
!26
!rowspan="13"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || align="center"|3–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|9|1}}
|-
!27
|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|9|18}}
|-
!28
|[[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] || align="center"|7–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|3|16}}
|-
!29
|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] || align="center"|4–3 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|3|23}}
|-
!30
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|11|22}}
|-
!31
|[[APOEL FC|APOEL]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|11|25}}
|-
!32
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|12|7}}
|-
!33
|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|1|18}}
|-
!34
|[[Levante UD|Levante]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|2|15}}
|-
!35
|[[Rayo Vallecano]] || align="center"|6–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|3|15}}
|-
!36
|[[Granada CF|Granada]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|1|9}}
|-
!37
|[[Valencia CF|Valencia]] || align="center"|7–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|2|3}}
|-
!38
|[[Rayo Vallecano]] || align="center"|5–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|3|3}}
|-
!39
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Panama|Panama]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(N)</small> || [[Copa América Centenario]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|6|10}}
|-
!40
!rowspan="4"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] || align="center"|7–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2016–17]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|9|13}}
|-
!41
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2016–17]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|19}}
|-
!42
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2017–18]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|9|9}}
|-
!43
|[[SD Eibar|Eibar]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|6–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2017–18]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|9|19}}
|-
!44
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Ecuador|Ecuador]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2018 (CONMEBOL)|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2018]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|10|10}}
|-
!45
!rowspan="2"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[CD Leganés|Leganés]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2017–18]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|7}}
|-
!46
|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2017–18]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|4|29}}
|-
!47
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Haiti|Haiti]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|5|29}}
|-
!48
!rowspan="7"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[PSV Eindhoven]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2018–19]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|9|18}}
|-
!49
|[[Levante UD|Levante]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2018–19]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|12|16}}
|-
!50
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2018–19]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|2|23}}
|-
!51
|[[Real Betis]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2018–19]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|3|17}}
|-
!52
|[[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2019–20]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|11|9}}
|-
!53
|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] || align="center"|5–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2019–20]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|12|7}}
|-
!54
|[[SD Eibar|Eibar]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2019–20]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2020|2|22}}
|-
!55
!rowspan="3"|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Bolivia|Bolivia]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2022 (CONMEBOL)|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2022]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2021|9|9}}
|-
!56
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Estonia|Estonia]] <sup>5</sup> || align="center"|5–0 <small>(N)</small> || [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|6|5}}
|-
!57
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Curaçao|Curaçao]] || align="center"|7–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|3|28}}
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
! colspan="11" style="background: #DD0000; color: white;" |Cristiano Ronaldo
|-
!scope="col"| No.
!scope="col"| Untuk
!scope="col"| Lawan
!scope="col" align="center"| Keputusan
!scope="col"| Pertandingan
!scope="col"| Tarikh
|-
!1
![[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]|| align="center"|6–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2007–08]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2008|1|12}}
|-
!2
!rowspan="20"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2009–10]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|5|5}}
|-
!3
|[[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|6–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|10|23}}
|-
!4
|[[Athletic Bilbao]] || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|11|20}}
|-
!5
|[[Levante UD|Levante]] || align="center"|8–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|12|22}}
|-
!6
|[[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|1|9}}
|-
!7
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] || align="center"|7–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|3|3}}
|-
!8
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|6–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|5|7}}
|-
!9
|[[Getafe CF|Getafe]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2010–11]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|5|10}}
|-
!10
|[[Real Zaragoza|Zaragoza]] || align="center"|6–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|8|28}}
|-
!11
|[[Rayo Vallecano]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|6–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|9|24}}
|-
!12
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|10|22}}
|-
!13
|[[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] || align="center"|7–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|6}}
|-
!14
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|6–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2011|12|17}}
|-
!15
|[[Levante UD|Levante]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|2|12}}
|-
!16
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2011–12]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|4|11}}
|-
!17
|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|9|30}}
|-
!18
|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|10|3}}
|-
!19
|[[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|1|9}}
|-
!20
|[[Getafe CF|Getafe]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|1|27}}
|-
!21
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2012–13]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|2|9}}
|-
!22
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Ireland Utara|Ireland Utara]]|| align="center"|4–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2014 (UEFA)|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2014]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|9|6}}
|-
!23
!rowspan="3"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[Galatasaray]] || align="center"|6–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|9|17}}
|-
!24
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|7–3 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|10|30}}
|-
!25
|[[Real Sociedad]] || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2013–14]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|11|9}}
|-
!26
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Sweden|Sweden]]|| align="center"|3–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2014 (UEFA)|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2014]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|11|19}}
|-
!27
!rowspan="8"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]] || align="center"|8–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|9|20}}
|-
!28
|[[Elche CF|Elche]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|9|23}}
|-
!29
|[[Athletic Bilbao]] || align="center"|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|10|5}}
|-
!30
|[[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|12|6}}
|-
!31
|[[Granada CF|Granada]] <sup>5</sup> || align="center"|9–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|4|5}}
|-
!32
|[[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] || align="center"|3–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|5|2}}
|-
!33
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|5|17}}
|-
!34
|[[Getafe CF|Getafe]] || align="center"|7–3 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2014–15]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|5|23}}
|-
!35
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Armenia|Armenia]]|| align="center"|3–2 <small>(A)</small> || [[Kelayakan UEFA Euro 2016]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|6|13}}
|-
!36
!rowspan="6"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] <sup>5</sup> || align="center"|6–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|9|12}}
|-
!37
|[[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|9|15}}
|-
!38
|[[Malmö FF]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|8–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|12|8}}
|-
!39
|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] || align="center"|6–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|1|31}}
|-
!40
|[[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|7–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|3|5}}
|-
!41
|[[VfL Wolfsburg]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2015–16]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|4|12}}
|-
!42
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Andorra|Andorra]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|6–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2018 (UEFA)|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2018]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|7}}
|-
!43
!rowspan="5"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]] || align="center"|4–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2016–17]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|29}}
|-
!44
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[La Liga 2016–17]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|11|19}}
|-
!45
|[[Kashima Antlers]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(N)</small> || [[Piala Dunia Kelab FIFA 2016]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|12|18}}
|-
!46
|[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] || align="center"|4–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2016–17]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|4|18}}
|-
!47
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2016–17]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|5|2}}
|-
!48
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Kepulauan Faroe|Kepulauan Faroe]]|| align="center"|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2018 (UEFA)|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2018]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|8|31}}
|-
!49
!rowspan="2"|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|[[Real Sociedad]] || align="center"|5–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2017–18]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|2|10}}
|-
!50
|[[Girona FC|Girona]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|6–3 <small>(H)</small> || [[La Liga 2017–18]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|3|18}}
|-
!51
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Sepanyol|Sepanyol]]|| align="center"|3–3 <small>(N)</small> || [[Piala Dunia FIFA 2018]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|6|15}}
|-
!52
![[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|[[Atlético Madrid]] || align="center"|3–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2018–19]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|3|12}}
|-
!53
!rowspan="3"|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Switzerland|Switzerland]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[Pusingan Akhir Liga Negara-Negara UEFA 2019]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|6|5}}
|-
!54
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Lithuania|Lithuania]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center"|5–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Kelayakan UEFA Euro 2020]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|9|10}}
|-
!55
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Lithuania|Lithuania]] || align="center"|6–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Kelayakan UEFA Euro 2020]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|11|14}}
|-
!56
!rowspan="2"|[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]
|[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] || align="center"|4–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Serie A 2019–20]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2020|1|6}}
|-
!57
|[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] || align="center"|3–1 <small>(A)</small> || [[Serie A 2020–21]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2021|3|14}}
|-
!58
![[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
|[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Luxembourg|Luxembourg]] || align="center|5–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2022 – UEFA Kumpulan A|Kelayakan Piala Dunia FIFA 2022]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2021|10|12}}
|-
!59
!rowspan="2"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] || align="center|3–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2021–22]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|3|12}}
|-
!60
|[[Norwich City F.C|Norwich City]] || align="center|3–2 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Perdana Inggeris 2021–22]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|4|16}}
|-
!61
!rowspan="6"|[[Al Nassr FC|Al Nassr]]
|[[Al Wehda FC|Al Wehda]] <sup>4</sup> || align="center|4–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2022–23]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|9}}
|-
!62
|[[Damac FC|Damac]] || align="center|3–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2022–23]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|2|25}}
|-
!63
|[[Al Fateh SC|Al Fateh]] || align="center|5–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2023–24]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2023|8|25}}
|-
!64
|[[Al-Tai FC|Al-Tai]] || align="center|5–1 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2023–24]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2024|3|30}}
|-
!65
|[[Abha Club|Abha]] || align="center|8–0 <small>(A)</small> || [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2023–24]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2024|4|2}}
|-
!66
|[[Al Wehda FC|Al Wehda]] || align="center|6–0 <small>(H)</small> || [[Liga Profesional Arab Saudi 2023–24]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2024|5|4}}
|}
|}

== Pertembungan perlawanan ==
Sepanjang masa Messi dan Ronaldo bermain di La Liga, persaingan Real Madrid–Barcelona telah "dirangkumkan" oleh persaingan individu antara Ronaldo dan Messi.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bate |first=Adam |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/8974888/fear-and-loathing |title=Fear and Loathing |date=25 October 2013 |access-date=12 January 2015 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414155157/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/8974888/fear-and-loathing |archive-date=14 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Rigg |first=Nicholas |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-vs-cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrids-superstar-heads-into-el-clasico-in-the-shadow-of-the-barcelona-magician-10123091.html |title=Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid's superstar heads into El Clasico in the shadow of the Barcelona magician |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=12 April 2015 |work=The Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322210718/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-vs-cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrids-superstar-heads-into-el-clasico-in-the-shadow-of-the-barcelona-magician-10123091.html |archive-date=22 March 2015}}</ref> Tiada ''[[El Clásico]]'' pertemuan antara kedua-duanya tanpa jaringan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |url=http://www.espnfc.co.uk/spanish-primera-division/15/blog/post/2358058/barcelona-real-madrid-games-have-always-transcended-football-writes-sid-lowe |title=Barcelona vs. Real Madrid, Messi vs. Ronaldo always more than just a game |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=12 April 2015 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415174625/http://www.espnfc.co.uk/spanish-primera-division/15/blog/post/2358058/barcelona-real-madrid-games-have-always-transcended-football-writes-sid-lowe |archive-date=15 April 2015}}</ref>

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|'''Legenda'''
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| Pentas Akhir
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| Separuh Akhir
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! No. !! Tarikh !! Pertandingan !! Pasukan tuan rumah !! Skor !! Pasukan lawan !! Gol dijaringkan oleh kedua-duanya
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| 1
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008|4|23}}
| [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2007–08|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 0–0
| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|
|- bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| 2
| {{dts|format=dmy|2008|4|29}}
| [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2007–08|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
| '''[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'''
| 1–0
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|
|- bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 3
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|5|27}}
| [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2008–09|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
|'''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Pentas Akhir Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2009|2–0]]
| [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|70}})</small>
|-
| 4
| {{dts|format=dmy|2009|11|29}}
| [[La Liga 2009–10|La Liga]]
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| 1–0
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|
|-
| 5
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|4|10}}
| [[La Liga 2009–10|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 0–2
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|33}})</small>
|-
| 6
| {{dts|format=dmy|2010|11|29}}
| [[La Liga 2010–11|La Liga]]
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| 5–0
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|
|-
| 7
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|2|9}}
| [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]]
| '''[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]'''
| 2–1
| [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|21}})</small>, [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|90|pen.}})</small>
|-
| 8
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|4|16}}
| [[La Liga 2010–11|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 1–1
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|51|pen.}})</small>, [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|81|pen.}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 9
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|4|20}}
| [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2010–11|Piala Raja Sepanyol]]
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| [[Pentas Akhir Piala Raja Sepanyol 2011|1–0]] {{aet}}
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|103}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| 10
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|4|27}}
| [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2010–11|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 0–2
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|76||87}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| 11
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|5|3}}
| [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2010–11|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 1–1
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 12
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|8|14}}
| [[Piala Super Sepanyol 2011|Piala Super Sepanyol]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 2–2
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|45+1}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 13
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|8|17}}
| [[Piala Super Sepanyol 2011|Piala Super Sepanyol]]
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| 3–2
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|20}})</small>, [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|53||88}})</small>
|-
| 14
| {{dts|format=dmy|2011|12|10}}
| [[La Liga 2011–12|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 1–3
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|
|-
| 15
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|18}}
| [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2011–12|Piala Raja Sepanyol]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 1–2
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|11}})</small>
|-
| 16
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|25}}
| [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2011–12|Piala Raja Sepanyol]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 2–2
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|68}})</small>
|-
| 17
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|4|21}}
| [[La Liga 2011–12|La Liga]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 1–2
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|73}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 18
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|8|23}}
| [[Piala Super Sepanyol 2012|Piala Super Sepanyol]]
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| 3–2
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|55}})</small>, [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|70|pen.}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 19
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|8|29}}
| [[Piala Super Sepanyol 2012|Piala Super Sepanyol]]
| '''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'''
| 2–1
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|19}})</small>, [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|45}})</small>
|-
| 20
| {{dts|format=dmy|2012|10|7}}
| [[La Liga 2012–13|La Liga]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 2–2
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|23||66}})</small>, [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|31||61}})</small>
|-bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| 21
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|1|30}}
| [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2012–13|Piala Raja Sepanyol]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 1–1
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|
|-bgcolor="#DCE5E5"
| 22
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|2|26}}
| [[Piala Raja Sepanyol 2012–13|Piala Raja Sepanyol]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 1–3
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|12|pen.|||57}})</small>
|-
| 23
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|3|2}}
| [[La Liga 2012–13|La Liga]]
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| 2–1
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|18}})</small>
|-
| 24
| {{dts|format=dmy|2013|10|26}}
| [[La Liga 2013–14|La Liga]]
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| 2–1
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|
|-
| 25
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|3|23}}
| [[La Liga 2013–14|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 3–4
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|42||65|pen.|84|pen.}})</small>, [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|55|pen.}})</small>
|-
| 26
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|10|25}}
| [[La Liga 2014–15|La Liga]]
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| 3–1
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|35|pen.}})</small>
|-
| 27
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|11|18}}
| [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan]]
| [[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Argentina|Argentina]]
| 0–1
| '''[[Pasukan bola sepak kebangsaan Portugal|Portugal]]'''
|
|-
| 28
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|3|22}}
| [[La Liga 2014–15|La Liga]]
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| 2–1
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|31}})</small>
|-
| 29
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|11|21}}
| [[La Liga 2015–16|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 0–4
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|
|-
| 30
| {{dts|format=dmy|2016|04|02}}
| [[La Liga 2015–16|La Liga]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 1–2
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|85}})</small>
|-
| 31
| 3 Disember 2016
| [[La Liga 2015–16|La Liga]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 1–1
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|
|-
| 32
| 23 April 2017
| [[La Liga 2016–17|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 2–3
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|33||90+2}})</small>
|-
|-bgcolor="#F7F6A8"
| 33
| 13 Ogos 2017
| [[Piala Super Sepanyol 2017|Piala Super Sepanyol]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 1–3
| '''[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|77|pen.}})</small>, [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|80}})</small>
|-
| 34
| 23 Disember 2017
| [[La Liga 2017–18|La Liga]]
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| 0–3
| '''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|64|pen.}})</small>
|-
| 35
| {{dts|format=dmy|2018|5|6}}
| [[La Liga 2017–18|La Liga]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 2–2
| [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|14}})</small>, [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|52}})</small>
|-
| 36
| 8 Disember 2020
| [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA 2020–21|Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
| [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| 0–3
| '''[[Juventus FC|Juventus]]'''
| [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|13|pen.|52|pen.}})</small>
|-
| 37
| 19 Januari 2023
| [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan kelab]]
| Riyadh XI
| 4–5
| '''[[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]'''
| [[Lionel Messi|Messi]] <small>({{goal|3}})</small>, [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] <small>({{goal|34|pen.|45+6}})</small>
|}

=== Ringkasan pertembungan perlawanan ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Pertandingan
! Bilangan dimainkan
! Messi menang
! Seri
! Ronaldo menang
! Messi gol
! Ronaldo gol
|-
! [[La Liga]]
| 18 || 10 || 4 || 4 || 12 || 9
|-
! [[Liga Juara-Juara UEFA]]
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 2
|-
! [[Piala Raja Sepanyol]]
| 5 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 5
|-
! [[Piala Super Sepanyol]]
| 5 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 4
|-
! [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan antarabangsa]]
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-
! [[Perlawanan pertunjukan|Persahabatan kelab]]
| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
!nowrap| Jumlah !! 37 !! 17 !! 9 !! 11 !! 23 !! 23
|}
<small>''Kemas kini terakhir pada 19 Januari 2023''</small>

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