The battle continues! Messi surpasses Ronaldo in n...

The battle continues! Messi surpasses Ronaldo in non-penalty goals

The battle continues! Messi surpasses Ronaldo in non-penalty goals

The battle continues! Messi surpasses Ronaldo in non-penalty goalsPhoto: x.com/brfootball / Author unknown | x.com/Cristiano / Author unknown

Despite his age, Lionel Messi continues to prove he is one of the greatest players of our time. This week, Messi delivered two hat-tricks in two matches. First, he helped Argentina dismantle Bolivia, and last night, coming off the bench for Inter Miami, he found the net three times in just eleven minutes.

Thanks to this prolific form, Messi has now surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of top scorers when excluding penalty goals.

Details: Messi’s goals last night brought his career tally to 849. While Ronaldo remains the all-time top scorer with 907 goals, 168 of those came from the penalty spot. In contrast, Messi has scored 109 penalty goals. This means that last night Messi netted his 740th non-penalty goal, overtaking Ronaldo, who currently has 739, according to data from messivsronaldo.app.

It’s worth noting that Messi reached this milestone in significantly fewer matches. The Argentine achieved his 740 goals in 1,078 games, while Ronaldo needed 1,245 matches to score 739 non-penalty goals.

Additionally, last night’s hat-trick brought Messi closer to Ronaldo’s record for most career hat-tricks. Ronaldo has 66, while Messi now has 59.

Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the top scorer in football history. After 23 years of playing at the top level, 1.245 appearances, CR7 owns an astonishing number of 907 goals. It should be noted that of Ronaldo’s 907 goals, 168 came from the penalty spot, accounting for about 18,5%.

If we look at the scoring stats without counting penalties, Ronaldo (739 goals) is not the player with the most goals. That title must belong to Lionel Messi. The Argentine striker has scored 849 goals, but of these, only 109 have come from the penalty spot, accounting for about 11%. Messi’s current goal tally from live balls or free kicks is 12,8, one more than Ronaldo.

At club level alone, if not counting penalties, Messi also scores more goals than Ronaldo. After 889 matches with Barcelona and Inter Miami, Messi has scored 652 goals without penalties. Ronaldo has played 140 more matches than Messi at club level, but has scored fewer goals without penalties, reaching 626 goals, 30 less than Messi.

In fact, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both players who are allowed to take 11m kicks for their clubs and national teams. So where does this difference come from?

Why does Messi take fewer penalties than Ronaldo?

The above difference mainly comes from the fact that Messi takes fewer penalties than Ronaldo, whether at club or national team level. In addition, Messi often gives penalties to his teammates, especially during his time playing at Barcelona.

From 2013 to 2016, Ronaldo took more penalties than Messi every year. During that four-year period, Ronaldo took 4 penalties, scoring 52 (40%), while Lionel Messi took 76,9 penalties, scoring 41 (31%). Ronaldo’s penalty success rate was slightly better.

The gap peaked in 2023, when Ronaldo took 15 penalties for Portugal and Al Nassr. He scored all 15, a 100% success rate. In 2023, Messi did not take any penalties, so of course he did not score from the spot.
Messi has not scored any penalty goals in 11.

Messi has not scored any penalty goals in 11.

Messi has scored 28 goals this year, but only 1 (3,5%) of them has come from the penalty spot. Ronaldo has scored 11 goals in 34, and 2024 (7%) of them have come from penalties. Excluding penalties, Messi and Ronaldo have the same number of goals in 20,5 (2024 goals each).

2024 witnessed the excellent performance of both football legends. Messi scored 2 hat-tricks in 4 days, helping Argentina and Inter Miami win with a tennis score. Before that, “El Pulga” helped Inter Miami win the MLS Supporters’ Shield, finishing the domestic tournament with a record number of points (2 points).

However, with Ronaldo’s consistent scoring performance, the chance for Messi to catch up in terms of goals (including penalties) is very difficult. Ronaldo is currently ranked 3rd in the list of top scorers in the Saudi Pro League with 6 goals, behind Karim Benzema (8 goals) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (9 goals). Ronaldo’s most recent goal for Al Nassr was a penalty, helping Al Nassr win 2-1 against Al Shabab.

Ronaldo has now scored 907 goals, still far from the 1000 goal mark. If he maintains his form like the last 2 years, CR7 will need 2-3 more seasons to complete this goal.

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