From the 2009/10 season to the 2017/18 season, Lionel Messi scored 472 goals and provided 176 assists in 476 games for Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 450 goals and had 119 assists in 438 games during the same time period. This means Cristiano Ronaldo has a 1.03 goal ratio for Real Madrid and Lionel Messi has a 0.99 goal ratio for Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo outperforms Lionel Messi in terms of hat tricks. Cristiano Ronaldo had 44 hat-tricks, while Lionel Messi had 39 in the same amount of time.
However, Lionel Messi scored 329 goals in 309 La Liga games, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored 311 in 292 La Liga games. In La Liga, both players have the same goal ratio (1.06). From 2009 to 2018, Messi won five Ballon d’or, while Ronaldo won four. Based on the data presented above, it is clear that Lionel Messi dominated Cristiano Ronaldo from 2009/10 to 2017/18 season. In the same time period, Lionel Messi won 26 trophies and five golden boot awards, while Cristiano Ronaldo won 15 trophies and three golden boot awards. Lionel Messi had better El Clasico statistics than Cristiano Ronaldo, as shown in the above image.
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