Thread on Ronaldo and Messi's involvements in their respective Champions League triumphs.

Messi 05/06: 3 G/A in 6 appearences, all in the group stage. 1 and 1 assist against Panathianikos and 1 assist vs Werder Bremen. Got injured and played 2/7 knockout games. He was aged 19 this season.

08/09: 14 G/A in 12 appearences, 8 G/A in group stage and 6 G/A in knockout stage.

10/11: 15 G/A in 13 appearences. 7 G/A in group stage and 8 G/A in knockout stage.

14/15: 16 G/A in 13 appearences. 10 G/A in group stage and 6 G/A in knockout stage.

Ronaldo 07/08: 9 G/A in 11 appearances. 6 G/A in group stage and 3 G/A in knockout stage.

13/14: 22 G/A in 11 appearences . 11 G/A in group stage and 11 G/A in knockout stage.

15/16: 20 G/A in 12 appearences. 15 G/A in group stage and 5 G/A in knockout stage.

16/17: 17 G/A in 13 appearences. 6 G/A in group stage and 11 G/A in knockout stage.

17/18: 18 G/A in 13 appearences, 10 G/A in group stage and 8 G/A in knockout stage.

Messi had 48 G/A in 44 games in his UCL wins, 28 G/A (58%) in group stage and 20 G/A (42%) in knockout stage. 1,09 GA/G.

Ronaldo had 86 G/A in 60 games in his UCL wins, 49 G/A (56%) in group stage and 37 (44%) in knockout stage. 1,43 GA/G.

Individual awards in their UCL wins:

Messi: 3x UEFA POTY, 1x UEFA best forward, 3x UCL top scorer, 1 UCL top assistor, 2x goal of the season.

Ronaldo: 4x UEFA POTY, 3x UCL best forward, 5 UCL top scorer, 1x goal of the season.

I made it GA instead of just goals to make fair and yet Ronaldo outshines Messi in almost every aspect. More GA, more GA/G, more individual awards, more GA% in knockout stages.

If anyone had doubts about who was more influential in their UCL wins, this thread should settle it.