Debunking the myth Lionel Messi is a better GOAL-SCORER than Cristiano Ronaldo.
[THREAD]
Ok the main argument for Messi being a better goal-scorer is that he have better career goal ratio.
But keep in mind that Ronaldo started his career as a midfielder and Messi as a forward.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📋" title="Klemmbrett" aria-label="Emoji: Klemmbrett"> Career Goal Ratio-
[OVERALL]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">: 0.80

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: 0.73
[UCL]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">: 0.80

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: 0.76
Let&
#39;s look deeper into their ratio -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📋" title="Klemmbrett" aria-label="Emoji: Klemmbrett"> Before 2008
[OVERALL]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">: 0.40

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: 0.31

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📋" title="Klemmbrett" aria-label="Emoji: Klemmbrett"> 2008-2020
[OVERALL]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">: 0.86

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: 0.90

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📋" title="Klemmbrett" aria-label="Emoji: Klemmbrett"> When both played in Spain {2009-2018}
[OVERALL]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 0.99

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 1.03

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">
[UCL]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 0.90

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 1.04

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">
Before you say Messi played more deep in last few years, I&
#39;m gonna stop you right there because even playing deep Messi is still a goalscorer where Ronaldo was a regular wing-midfielder, goal-scoring was definitely not a case for him.
Also Messi was a CF/False 9 before 2015 and Ronaldo was a WINGER for most of his career.
Now another point for Messi is his highest scoring season, 73 goals in 2011/12 season.
But lets look deeper into it -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi&
#39;s highest scoring league campaign -
(2011/12)
Position: CENTER FORWARD
- 37 GAMES

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt">
- 50 GOALS

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">
[1.35 G/MATCH RATIO]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo&
#39;s highest scoring league campaign-
(2014/15)
Position: LEFT WINGER
- 35 GAMES

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt">
- 48 GOALS

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">
[1.37 G/MATCH RATIO]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi&
#39;s highest scoring UCL campaign -
- 11 GAMES

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt">
- 14 GOALS

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">
[1.27 G/MATCH RATIO]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo&
#39;s highest scoring UCL campaign -
- 11 GAMES

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt">
- 17 GOALS

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">
[1.54 G/MATCH RATIO]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">
Another point for Messi is that he won more golden boots than Ronaldo.
But there are more into it than just that.
The Champions League top scorer holds equal if not more esteem than an European top scorer. Ronaldo won more UCL topscorer and IFFHS top scorer awards.
Ronaldo also won the IFFHS decade top scorer award (2011-2020) while playing 18 less matches than Messi.
Ronaldo scored the most goals in last 10 years playing less matches than Messi.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi is the all time top scorer in-

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> Laliga

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> Copa Del Rey

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> Spanish Supercup

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo is the all time top scorer in-

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> UEFA Champions League

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> Europe&
#39;s Top 5 Leagues

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> FIFA Club Worldcup

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> UEFA EURO

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> UEFA Nations League

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> EURO Qualifiers
Ronaldo is also much better goal-scorer in INTERNATIONAL stage too.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More goals overall

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More competitive goals

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More World-Cup goals

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More goals in copa/euro

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More goals against FIFA Top 10,20,30,40 teams.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More game-winning goals

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">: More Free-Kick goals
[RONALDO HAVE BETTER RATIO IN EVERY AREA]

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">: More friendly match goals

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">: More penalties
Now let&
#39;s see who contributes more to the team&
#39;s success:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> League titles won as team&
#39;s top scorer:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 6 (La Liga)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 7 (3 EPL, 2 La Liga, 2 Serie A)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> UCL titles won as team&
#39;s top scorer:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 3 (Barcelona)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 5 (4 for Madrid, 1 for United)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> INTERNATIONAL titles won as team&
#39;s top scorer -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 0

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 2
(UEFA EURO, UEFA Nations League)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> Goalscoring peaks -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi (2009/10 - 2012/13)
Position: CF
- 1.06 g/match in all competitions.
- 0.91 g/match in UCL.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo (2011/12 - 2014/15)
Position: LW
- 1.07 g/match in all competitions

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">
- 1.08 g/match in UCL

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">
I put UCL ratio to show that a major part of Ronaldo&
#39;s goals came on the big stage.
We should also talk about Ronaldo&
#39;s unmatched goal scoring consistency.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score atleast 60 goals in 4 consecutive years.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score 50+ goals for club in 6 consecutive seasons.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score 50+ goals for club and country in 8 consequtive seasons.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score 30+ league goals ins 6 consecutive seasons.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score 60+ goals in 4 consequtive calender years.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to finish as UCL topscorer 5 and 6 times in a row.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score atleast 10 ucl goals in 7 consecutive seasons.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Only player to score atleast 15 ucl goals in 3 different seasons.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> Most UCL goals in a season -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥇" title="Goldmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Goldmedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 17 (2013/14)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥈" title="Silbermedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Silbermedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 16 (2015/16)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥉" title="Bronzemedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Bronzemedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 15 (2017/18)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏅" title="Sportmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Sportmedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇱" title="Flagge von Polen" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Polen"> Lewandowski: 15 (2019/20)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏅" title="Sportmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Sportmedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 14 (2011/12)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> Most Champions League goals a single calendar year-

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥇" title="Goldmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Goldmedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">Ronaldo: 19 (2017)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥈" title="Silbermedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Silbermedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">Ronaldo: 16 (2015)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥉" title="Bronzemedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Bronzemedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">Ronaldo: 15 (2013)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏅" title="Sportmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Sportmedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">Ronaldo: 13 (2012,2014)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏅" title="Sportmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Sportmedaille">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">Messi: 13 (2013,2016)
Many people also bring that Messi has more goals against epl top 6. But these type of stats could be misleading.
Hattricks against top 4 Laliga teams-

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 9 (87 matches)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 8 (130+ matches)
Goals Against Top 3 Laliga teams since Ronaldo joined Juventus -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 5

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 4
Ronaldo left Real Madrid 3 years ago.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> List of players to finish a calendar year with 1/more goal ratio per game in the 21st century:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 4 times (2011,2013,2014,2015)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 1 time (2012)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches"> Kane: 1 time (2017)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇱" title="Flagge von Polen" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Polen"> Lewandowski: 1 time (2020)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⭐" title="Mittelgroßer Stern" aria-label="Emoji: Mittelgroßer Stern"> UCL KO STAGE -

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> : 67 GOALS

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> : 61 GOALS+ASSISTS

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> : 49 GOALS
- Ronaldo have more than double the goals of what Messi has in CL quarter finals, semi finals and finals.
Since many people bring OUTSIDE THE BOX goals,
LONG-DISTANCE goals (25+ meters) last 10 years-

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal"> Ronaldo: 30

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien"> Messi: 21
* This leaves out Ronaldo&
#39;s Man UTD days.
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