Lionel Messi recently signed for MLS side Inter Miami which means he will not be playing in Europe for the first time in 22 years.
This basically means that both players – who are arguably the greatest ever players – will not be playing in Europe for the first time in their careers.
Lionel Messi just like in 2021 when he shocked the world with a move to PSG has done the same now but to MLS Franchise Inter Miami.
Ronaldo’s deal is believed to be for seven years in total, with the Portuguese taking up an ambassadorial role after retiring.
Contrary to Lionel Messi’s deal, this means that Ronaldo could pocket as much as £1.2 Billion over the course of the contract meaning he earns £5.50 per second.
Here on Futballnews today, we will be looking at Messi and Ronaldo’s achievements in Europe and point out who dominated more.
Top Scorers In European Leagues
Lionel Messi dominates this part of the category as he has scored 496 European League goals as against Cristiano Ronaldo who scored 495.
A tight one between these two legends with just 1 goal separating them.
Most Champions League Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo earned the name “Mr. Champions League” because of his exploits in the tournament.
Ronaldo gives Messi an 11 goals gap in this category as he scored 140 goals in the Champions League while Messi scored 129.
Goals In Domestic Cups
Lionel Messi again edges Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo in most goals scored in Domestic Cups.
Messi scored 56 goals while Ronaldo managed to score 45 goals.
Goals Scored In Domestic Super Cup
Messi in this category can be referred to as the king of the super cups with his obvious dominance.
Lionel Messi scored 15 goals while Cristiano Ronaldo scored just 6 goals in domestic Super Cups.
Most Goals In All Competition For European Clubs
Cristiano Ronaldo will always dominate for such stats in regards to goals.
Ronaldo scored 715 goals for all the European clubs he has represented – Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, 11 more than Messi who managed 704 goals for FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain.
Most Assist In All Competition For European Club
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not just goalscorers, they are also good at assisting their respective teammates.
While assists are awesome to give, the finishers’ prowess is quite important too.
Messi edges in this category as he surpasses Ronaldo with 100 more assists.
Messi has given 303 total assists in Europe while Ronaldo has made 203 assists.
Most Assist In European League
Lionel Messi has amassed 222 assists in a single European League – La Liga while Ronaldo only managed 140 assists – La Liga.
Trophies For A European Club
There isn’t much of a difference between the two players here as both have played in star-studded teams in their careers.
They have both won a combined 70 European trophies playing for different clubs.
Lionel Messi has more trophies with European clubs with a total of 38 while Cristiano Ronaldo has won a total of 32 trophies in Europe.
It is an end of an era as the two greatest players to have ever graced the world of football leave European club football for good.
After the rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo, the closest rivalry in Europe that we have seen so far is the emerging rivalry between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbape. But the question is, can they do as much as these two GOATs?
