QUE: He has scored the most goals in a calendar
year (including club friendlies).
ANS: Talk about prolific. Messi has scored an astonishing 96 goals
in one single calendar year back in 2012.
QUE: Across his career – ie across multiple
matches - who became the first player to have had goals timed in every one of
the 90 minutes?
ANS: Round the clock goals. Ronaldo has netted in
every minute of the 90!
QUE: He has scored the most goals against a
single opponent (Juventus) in the Champions League.
ANS: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Ronaldo has
scored 10 Champions League goals against Juventus before the Italian
giants signed him to remove the threat.
QUE: Who was younger when they picked up their
first Ballon d'Or?
ANS: Both players have won five but Messi was 22 when he won his
first in 2009. Ronaldo won it a year earlier in 2008, but he was 23.
QUE: He is the first player in history to score
40+ club goals in nine consecutive seasons.
ANS: Consistent. Messi holds this awesome record after racking up
40+ goals between 2009-10 and 2017-18.
QUE: He has scored the most free-kicks in La
Liga history.
ANS: Dead-ball specialist. Messi's sweet left foot has racked up
31 free-kick goals in La Liga.
QUE: Which player has scored more El Clasico
goals?
ANS: Vendetta. The Argentine has hit the back of the net 26 times
against Real Madrid.
QUE: Who has scored more headed goals in the
Champions League?
ANS: The best leap in football? Ronaldo has nodded in 20 goals in
Europe's premier club competition.
QUE: He has missed the most penalties in La
Liga history.
ANS: His goalscoring record is impeccable but Ronaldo has missed
12 penalties in La Liga, more than anyone else.
QUE: Who has won more trophies in Spanish
football?
ANS: Talisman. Messi has won an incredible 33 trophies during his
time at Barcelona, compared to Ronaldo's 15 at Madrid.
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