The rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi He is in the center of the scene again. The Argentine star will debut this Saturday at the 2025 Club World Cup with the Inter Miami shirt and has an extra motivation: to become the top historical scorer of the tournament, a title that today holds the Portuguese with 7 goals.
At the moment, Messi addition 5 goals In this competition, all converted during their stage into the Barcelona. It is barely to Two goals to match Cristiano and three to overcome it and be at the top of the table. Behind the Portuguese appear Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale With 6 conquests each, while next to Messi are found Luis Suárez and César Delgado, all with five.
The first time the Argentine star played this tournament was in 2009year in which he scored a goal in the final in front of Students of La Plata. In total, he played Five games in the contest. Cristiano, on the other hand, had Eight appearances: debuted in 2008 with the Manchester United And he scored his first goal against Gamba Osaka; Then, with him Real Madrid added six more.
This year, with Javier Mascherano as coach, Inter Miami will face the group stage with three guaranteed matches. The debut will be this Saturday before Al-Ahlyfrom 9 pm (Argentine time), in the Hard Rock Stadium. Then, the American team will be measured with Porto he Thursday 19 and will close against Palmeiras on Monday 23.
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With three opportunities ahead, the road is open. Can Messi make history again and leave behind his eternal rival also in this competition? The countdown already started and the world of football is attentive at every step of the Rosario.
Historical Statistics of Messi and Cristiano in the Club World Cup
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldothe two contemporary football giants left their mark on the Club World Cup. Although both played a handful of matches in this competition, their numbers are shocking enough to generate debate about Who was more decisive. And now that Messi participates again, The comparison is again more in force than ever.
The Argentine played Five games in this tournamentall with Barcelona, distributed among the editions of 2009, 2011 and 2015. In each of those apparitions he turned a goal, which gives him a perfect average of A goal per game. In total, he accumulates five goals and an assistance. His first annotation came in the final of 2009 against Estudiantes de la Platawhere he scored the goal of the title with his chest.
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Cristiano Ronaldohowever, participated in Eight Club World Cup meetings. Debuted in 2008 with Manchester United and scored his first goal in the semifinals against Gamba Osaka. Later, already in the real Madridhe turned Six goals further. His most remembered performance was in 2016when he did a Hat-trick in the final against Kashima Antlersa feat that promoted him to First place in the historical ranking of the contest, with 7 goals.
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If the Goal averagesMessi surpasses Ronaldo: 1.00 against 0.88. However, the Portuguese continues to lead in the total annotations, although no matter how little. Messi needs hardly two goals to match it and three to overcome itsomething that could happen in this edition If Inter Miami advances in the competition.
At the qualitative levelboth were decisive in their teams, but with different styles. Messi contributed not only goals, but also Collective game and assists. For its part, Ronaldo was especially noticed in defining meetings, where he added several of his goals. The story between them continues to write, and the Club World Cup 2025 He could add a new chapter to this legendary rivalry.
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