Paris Saint German superstar Lionel Messi is one of the most popular complete player to ever play football. Not only he can score amazing goals but he can also create by playing in midfield.
Lionel Messi has been in amazing form this year for both and Argentina national team. Playing in 13 games across all competitions for PSG, he has eight goals and eight assists. He has 11 goals in 34 matches for Parisians. The Argentinian has bagged 691 goals in 825 games across two clubs.
Before leaving the Spanish side Barcelona, Leo Messi scored 672 goals in 778 matches for Catalan.
Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo at the club level
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are often considered the greatest players of all time. Fans have been debating about who is the best of them. There’s been quite a rivalry going in fans of both superstars.
Considering total club career goals, Ronaldo has edged Messi with 700 club goals in 943 appearances. No player in history has scored more goals than the Portuguese.
However, Messi is edged over Ronaldo when it comes to average. Messi has an average of 0.837 goals per match while Ronaldo has an average of 0.742. Having played fewer games than Ronaldo the Argentinian skipper seems to have overtaken Ronaldo in this department. In addition, Leo Messi also has 326 assists to his name while Ronaldo has 222.
Who’s better at freekicks: Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?
Both of them have scored some of the most amazing freekicks in their career. But on paper, it’s Messi who has scored freekicks more than Ronaldo. Messi has 59 freekicks one more than Ronaldo.
According to Goal, Messi has scored 39 league Freekicks. Five of them were scored in the Champions League while Eight were in other competitions. In international football, Messi has nine freekicks for Argentina.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo has 33 league game freekicks, 12 in the Champions, and three in other competitions. He also has 10 freekicks goals for Portugal’s National team.
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