A riveting subplot has developed in the UEFA Champions League. The two greatest forwards of the age have both surpassed Raúl González’s total for goals in the competition and after the 2014/15 season Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were level on 77. Ronaldo opened up a five-goal lead with a fast start to 2015/16 but two goals on Messi’s injury comeback against Roma closed the gap.
UEFA.com has listed all Messi and Ronaldo’s UEFA Champions League strikes since they first found the net at this level and picked out some noteworthy stats from all the numbers.
- Messi has only been on the losing side twice when he has scored
- Ronaldo has netted twice or more on 22 different occasions
- Messi has registered five hat-tricks
- Ronaldo did not score until his 30th game in the competition; he has since hit 81 goals
- Both players have scored two goals across two finals
| Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal by goal record
UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) |
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| Messi
(all goals scored for Barcelona) |
Ronaldo
(goals 1-15 for Man Utd; 16 onwards for Real Madrid) |
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| Goal | Opponent | Date | Round | Opponent | Date | Round |
| 1 | Panathinaikos (h), 5-0 | 02/11/05 | Group stage | Roma (h), 7-1 | 10/04/07 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 2 | Werder Bremen (a), 1-1 | 27/09/06 | Group stage | Roma (h), 7-1 | 10/04/07 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 3 | Lyon (h), 3-0 | 19/09/07 | Group stage | Milan (h), 3-2 | 24/04/07 | Semi-final first leg |
| 4 | Stuttgart (a), 2-0 | 02/10/07 | Group stage | Sporting CP (a), 1-0 | 19/09/07 | Group stage |
| 5 | Rangers (h), 2-0 | 07/11/07 | Group stage | Dynamo Kyiv (a), 4-2 | 23/10/07 | Group stage |
| 6 | Lyon (a), 2-2 | 27/11/07 | Group stage | Dynamo Kyiv (a), 4-2 | 23/10/07 | Group stage |
| 7 | Celtic (a), 3-2 | 20/02/08 | Round of 16 first leg | Dynamo Kyiv (h), 4-0 | 07/11/07 | Group stage |
| 8 | Celtic (a), 3-2 | 20/02/08 | Round of 16 first leg | Sporting CP (h), 2-1 | 27/11/07 | Group stage |
| 9 | Shakhtar (a), 2-1 | 01/10/08 | Group stage | Lyon (h), 1-0 | 04/03/08 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 10 | Shakhtar (a), 2-1 | 01/10/08 | Group stage | Roma (a), 2-0 | 01/04/08 | Quarter-final first leg |
| 11 | Basel (a), 5-0 | 22/10/08 | Group stage | Chelsea (n), 1-1 | 21/05/08 | Final |
| 12 | Basel (h), 1-1 | 04/11/08 | Group stage | Internazionale (h), 2-0 | 11/03/09 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 13 | Sporting CP (a), 5-2 | 26/11/08 | Group stage | Porto (a), 1-0 | 15/04/09 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 14 | Lyon (h), 5-2 | 11/03/09 | Round of 16 second leg | Arsenal (a), 3-1 | 05/05/09 | Semi-final second leg |
| 15 | Bayern (h), 4-0 | 08/04/09 | Quarter-final first leg | Arsenal (a), 3-1 | 05/05/09 | Semi-final second leg |
| 16 | Bayern (h), 4-0 | 08/04/09 | Quarter-final first leg | Zürich (a), 5-2 | 15/09/09 | Group stage |
| 17 | Man United (n), 2-0 | 27/05/09 | Final | Zürich (a), 5-2 | 15/09/09 | Group stage |
| 18 | Dynamo Kyiv (h), 2-0 | 29/09/09 | Group stage | Marseille (h), 3-0 | 30/09/09 | Group stage |
| 19 | Dynamo Kyiv (a), 2-1 | 09/12/09 | Group stage | Marseille (h), 3-0 | 30/09/09 | Group stage |
| 20 | Stuttgart (h), 4-0 | 17/03/10 | Round of 16 second leg | Marseille (a), 3-1 | 08/12/09 | Group stage |
| 21 | Stuttgart (h), 4-0 | 17/03/10 | Round of 16 second leg | Marseille (a), 3-1 | 08/12/09 | Group stage |
| 22 | Arsenal (h), 4-1 | 06/04/10 | Quarter-final second leg | Lyon (h), 1-1 | 10/03/10 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 23 | Arsenal (h), 4-1 | 06/04/10 | Quarter-final second leg | Milan (h), 2-0 | 19/10/10 | Group stage |
| 24 | Arsenal (h), 4-1 | 06/04/10 | Quarter-final second leg | Ajax (a), 4-0 | 23/11/10 | Group stage |
| 25 | Arsenal (h), 4-1 | 06/04/10 | Quarter-final second leg | Ajax (a), 4-0 | 23/11/10 | Group stage |
| 26 | Panathinaikos (h), 5-1 | 14/09/10 | Group stage | Auxerre (h), 4-0 | 08/12/10 | Group stage |
| 27 | Panathinaikos (h), 5-1 | 14/09/10 | Group stage | Tottenham (h), 4-0 | 05/04/11 | Quarter-final first leg |
| 28 | København (h), 2-0 | 20/10/10 | Group stage | Tottenham (a), 1-0 | 13/04/11 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 29 | København (h), 2-0 | 20/10/10 | Group stage | Ajax (h), 3-0 | 27/09/11 | Group stage |
| 30 | København (a), 1-1 | 02/11/10 | Group stage | Lyon (a), 2-0 | 02/11/11 | Group stage |
| 31 | Panathinaikos (a), 3-0 | 24/11/10 | Group stage | Lyon (a), 2-0 | 02/11/11 | Group stage |
| 32 | Arsenal (h), 3-1 | 08/03/11 | Round of 16 second leg | CSKA Moskva (a), 1-1 | 21/02/12 | Round of 16 first leg |
| 33 | Arsenal (h), 3-1 | 08/03/11 | Round of 16 second leg | CSKA Moskva (h), 4-1 | 14/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 34 | Shakhtar (a), 1-0 | 12/04/11 | Quarter-final second leg | CSKA Moskva (h), 4-1 | 14/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 35 | Real Madrid (a), 2-0 | 27/04/11 | Semi-final first leg | APOEL (h), 5-2 | 04/04/12 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 36 | Real Madrid (a), 2-0 | 27/04/11 | Semi-final first leg | APOEL (h), 5-2 | 04/04/12 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 37 | Man United (n), 3-1 | 28/05/11 | Final | Bayern (h), 2-1 | 25/04/12 | Semi-final second leg |
| 38 | BATE (a), 5-0 | 28/09/11 | Group stage | Bayern (h), 2-1 | 25/04/12 | Semi-final second leg |
| 39 | BATE (a), 5-0 | 28/09/11 | Group stage | Man City (h), 3-2 | 18/09/12 | Group stage |
| 40 | Viktoria Plzeň (a), 4-0 | 01/11/11 | Group stage | Ajax (a), 4-1 | 03/10/12 | Group stage |
| 41 | Viktoria Plzeň (a), 4-0 | 01/11/11 | Group stage | Ajax (a), 4-1 | 03/10/12 | Group stage |
| 42 | Viktoria Plzeň (a), 4-0 | 01/11/11 | Group stage | Ajax (a), 4-1 | 03/10/12 | Group stage |
| 43 | Milan (a), 3-2 | 23/11/11 | Group stage | Dortmund (a), 1-2 | 24/10/12 | Group stage |
| 44 | Leverkusen (a), 3-1 | 14/02/12 | Round of 16 first leg | Ajax (h), 4-1 | 04/12/12 | Group stage |
| 45 | Leverkusen (h), 7-1 | 07/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg | Man United (h), 1-1 | 13/02/13 | Round of 16 first leg |
| 46 | Leverkusen (h), 7-1 | 07/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg | Man United (a), 2-1 | 05/03/13 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 47 | Leverkusen (h), 7-1 | 07/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg | Galatasaray (h), 3-0 | 03/04/13 | Quarter-final first leg |
| 48 | Leverkusen (h), 7-1 | 07/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg | Galatasaray (a), 3-2 | 09/04/13 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 49 | Leverkusen (h), 7-1 | 07/03/12 | Round of 16 second leg | Galatasaray (a), 3-2 | 09/04/13 | Quarter-final second leg |
| 50 | Milan (h), 3-1 | 03/04/12 | Quarter-final second leg | Dortmund (a), 1-4 | 24/04/13 | Semi-final first leg |
| 51 | Milan (h), 3-1 | 03/04/12 | Quarter-final second leg | Galatasaray (a), 6-1 | 17/09/13 | Group stage |
| 52 | Spartak Moskva (h), 3-2 | 19/09/12 | Group stage | Galatasaray (a), 6-1 | 17/09/13 | Group stage |
| 53 | Spartak Moskva (h), 3-2 | 19/09/12 | Group stage | Galatasaray (a), 6-1 | 17/09/13 | Group stage |
| 54 | Celtic (a), 1-2 | 07/11/12 | Group stage | København (h), 4-0 | 02/10/13 | Group stage |
| 55 | Spartak Moskva (a), 3-0 | 20/11/12 | Group stage | København (h), 4-0 | 02/10/13 | Group stage |
| 56 | Spartak Moskva (a), 3-0 | 20/11/12 | Group stage | Juventus (h), 2-1 | 23/10/13 | Group stage |
| 57 | Milan (h), 4-0 | 12/03/13 | Round of 16 second leg | Juventus (h), 2-1 | 23/10/13 | Group stage |
| 58 | Milan (h), 4-0 | 12/03/13 | Round of 16 second leg | Juventus (a), 2-2 | 05/11/13 | Group stage |
| 59 | Paris (a), 2-2 | 02/04/13 | Quarter-final first leg | København (a), 2-0 | 10/12/13 | Group stage |
| 60 | Ajax (h), 4-0 | 18/09/13 | Group stage | Schalke (a), 6-1 | 26/02/14 | Round of 16 first leg |
| 61 | Ajax (h), 4-0 | 18/09/13 | Group stage | Schalke (a), 6-1 | 26/02/14 | Round of 16 first leg |
| 62 | Ajax (h), 4-0 | 18/09/13 | Group stage | Schalke (h), 3-1 | 18/03/14 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 63 | Milan (a), 1-1 | 22/10/13 | Group stage | Schalke (h), 3-1 | 18/03/14 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 64 | Milan (h), 3-1 | 06/11/13 | Group stage | Dortmund (h), 3-0 | 02/04/14 | Quarter-final first leg |
| 65 | Milan (h), 3-1 | 06/11/13 | Group stage | Bayern (a), 4-0 | 29/04/14 | Semi-final second leg |
| 66 | Man City (a), 2-0 | 18/02/14 | Round of 16 first leg | Bayern (a), 4-0 | 29/04/14 | Semi-final second leg |
| 67 | Man City (h), 2-1 | 12/03/14 | Round of 16 second leg | Atlético (n), 4-1 | 25/05/14 | Final |
| 68 | Paris (a), 2-3 | 30/09/14 | Group stage | Basel (h), 5-1 | 16/09/14 | Group stage |
| 69 | Ajax (h), 3-1 | 21/10/14 | Group stage | Ludogorets (a), 2-1 | 01/10/14 | Group stage |
| 70 | Ajax (a), 2-0 | 05/11/14 | Group stage | Liverpool (a), 3-0 | 22/10/14 | Group stage |
| 71 | Ajax (a), 2-0 | 05/11/14 | Group stage | Basel (a), 1-0 | 26/11/14 | Group stage |
| 72 | APOEL (a), 4-0 | 25/11/14 | Group stage | Ludogorets (h), 4-0 | 09/12/14 | Group stage |
| 73 | APOEL (a), 4-0 | 25/11/14 | Group stage | Schalke (a), 2-0 | 18/02/15 | Round of 16 first leg |
| 74 | APOEL (a), 4-0 | 25/11/14 | Group stage | Schalke (h), 3-4 | 10/03/15 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 75 | Paris (h), 3-1 | 10/12/14 | Group stage | Schalke (h), 3-4 | 10/03/15 | Round of 16 second leg |
| 76 | Bayern (h), 3-0 | 06/05/15 | Semi-final first leg | Juventus (a), 1-2 | 05/05/15 | Semi-final first leg |
| 77 | Bayern (h), 3-0 | 06/05/15 | Semi-final first leg | Juventus (h), 1-1 | 13/05/15 | Semi-final second leg |
| 78 | Roma (h), 6-1 | 24/11/15 | Group stage | Shakhtar (h), 4-0 | 15/09/15 | Group stage |
| 79 | Roma (h), 6-1 | 24/11/15 | Group stage | Shakhtar (h), 4-0 | 15/09/15 | Group stage |
| 80 | Shakhtar (h), 4-0 | 15/09/15 | Group stage | |||
| 81 | Malmö (a), 2-0 | 30/09/15 | Group stage | |||
| 82 | Malmö (a), 2-0 | 30/09/15 | Group stage | |||
All stats are group stage to final only.
Please note that the player’s club is always mentioned first in the scorelines, even if they are away from home.
Other UEFA club competition goals:
Messi: FC Porto 2-0 (n), 26/08/2011, UEFA Super Cup; v Sevilla 5-4aet x 2 (n), 11/08/2015, UEFA Super Cup
Ronaldo: Debreceni VSC 3-0 (h) 09/08/05, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round; Sevilla 2-0 x 2 (n), 12/08/2014, UEFA Super Cup
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