Why Ronaldo is superior to Messi internationallyšŸ
[A THREAD] https://twitter.com/cristiano_peak/status/1388158137560178692
šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ Ronaldo has better overall raw numbers

ā€¢More goals (103 to 71) āš½ļø
ā€¢ Better mins per goal
(132 to 165) āœ…
ā€¢Better mins per G/A
(102 to 103) āœ…

šŸ‡¦šŸ‡· Messi has

ā€¢More assists (42 to 30) šŸ…°ļø
As we can see Ronaldo had a better raw numbers. Now, lets go deeper.
Lets see how Ronaldo and messi does vs TOP 10 teams.
šŸ“ƒ Breakdown of goals by top active International goalscorers in major tournaments-
(Ranking taken from when goal was scored)

ā­ Goals VS Top 10-
šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ Ronaldo: 10
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¾ Suarez: 3
šŸ‡µšŸ‡± Lewandowski: 1
šŸ‡¦šŸ‡· Messi: 0
šŸ‡§šŸ‡¦ Dzeko: 0
ā­Cristiano Ronaldo has the most international goals in history in competive games.
Lionel Messi is not even in the list.
ā­ No active player have scored more goals in the FIFA World Cup than Ronaldo except Thomas MĆ¼ller.

ā­ Ronaldo is also the all time top scorer in-
ā€¢ UEFA EURO
ā€¢ UEFA EURO Qualifiers
ā€¢ UEFA Nations League.
ā€¢ WC Qualifiers.
šŸ†In EURO 2016
- 3 decisive G+A in the GS which took them to the RO16.
- Decisive assist in the QF to take them to semis.
- 2 G+A in the SF to take them to the final.
ā­ Was the team top-scorer
ā­ 2nd top-scorer in the tournament.
For those who say he is being caried. Thats FALSE
Now, lets see Ronaldo and Messi in Official tournaments-

šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹ Ronaldo
27 G+A of Portugal's 49 goals (55%) āœ…

šŸ‡¦šŸ‡· Messi
32 G+A of Argentina's 86 goals (37%) āŒ
As we see Ronaldo has a percentage and was more impactful than messi in official tournaments
In conclusion,
Cristiano Ronaldo gets his fair share of stat pad session but he also shows up in big games so saying he only scores against small teams is completely irrelevant.
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