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There’s no right or wrong answer, at the end of the day, and there probably never will be. It’s entirely subjective.
But it seems it’s Messi, rather than Ronaldo, who deserves the title of football’s ultimate big-game player.
What Cr7 fans do is forget about other stats
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But it seems it’s Messi, rather than Ronaldo, who deserves the title of football’s ultimate big-game player.
What Cr7 fans do is forget about other stats
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First of all, these are the matches that fall into the ‘big-game’ category…
League games: All league games against the top four teams
Champions League: All knockout games
Copa del Rey / Coppa Italia: All games beyond (and including) the semi-finals
League games: All league games against the top four teams
Champions League: All knockout games
Copa del Rey / Coppa Italia: All games beyond (and including) the semi-finals
International: All World Cup, European Championship and Copa America games
Others: Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Italian Super Cup.
Others: Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Italian Super Cup.
A graphic showing:
Goal contributions
Chances created
Successful dribbles
Avg player ratings
(Data from 2010/11 to 2018/19)
Goal contributions
Chances created
Successful dribbles
Avg player ratings
(Data from 2010/11 to 2018/19)
So, after 50 appearances, Ronaldo and Messi are neck-and-neck for goal contributions, but it’s the Barcelona and Argentina maestro who leads the way for chances created (82) and successful dribbles (213).
By 100 appearances, Messi leads Ronaldo by four in the goals contributions charts and has extended his lead in the other two columns.
He also has a superior average rating: 8.32/10 compared to Ronaldo’s 7.75.
He also has a superior average rating: 8.32/10 compared to Ronaldo’s 7.75.
Finally, after 133 appearances, we reach the final standings at the time of writing.
In the big games, Messi has contributed 136 goals, compared to Ronaldo’s 131.
There’s virtually nothing in it when it comes to that specific stat.
In the big games, Messi has contributed 136 goals, compared to Ronaldo’s 131.
There’s virtually nothing in it when it comes to that specific stat.
But Messi is miles ahead in terms of chances created (285-168) and even further ahead in terms of successful dribbles (623-216).
His average rating is 8.30, while Ronaldo’s is 7.73.
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His average rating is 8.30, while Ronaldo’s is 7.73.
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