it doesn't matter

what about assists???

to be clear messi isn't more of a striker than cristiano is but sure you can use it as an argument to support your opinion if you like to. bear in mind messi used to play on the wing as well.

messi gets more assists bacuse he got fed with more balls in the final third of the field more than any other player, whether he would go for the goal or make the final pass, that's also why he has the highest ball possession lost in la liga, but in a team like barca who stops the opponents' move by closing in the spaces quickly and regain possession in no time, messi has the luxury to ply his trade over and over again. ronaldo on the other hand plays in a team with two or more established strikers who are also goal scorers for the team.

and with real goals not lucky tap-in goals like ronaldo

really? the last i remembered ronaldo had 3 goals 1 assist. messi 3 goals. just saying :)

Look at how many players Cristiano plays with though. He's not Real's ONLY goal scoring target.. Let me know when Messi gets a hat trick while Neymar gets a brace and Iniesta also gets a goal all in the same Champions League match...

I am a Real Madrid/CR7 fan, but I respect Messi too. Thats great that the two players can feed each others desire to score.Although, Messi plays striker now for Barca, Ronaldo is NOT... and he still scores as much as Messi.

replace Chelsea with Benfica!

Oke this is the new one Real Madrid,Barcelona.banfica,man united,Juventus,Napoli,BVB will reach cuarter final in this season escape the chelsea

now , replace "quarter " with cuarter,,, lol

head goals due to bad marking? like the final vs manU in 09 right? you my friend are an idiot.

Other than that, Cristianos last goal was crazy, but Messi gets them hattricks too!

You obviously have never kicked a ball in your entire life if you have such opinion..... anybody who has kicked a ball decently knows who the better player is.

true, just think of 11 messi vs 11 ronaldo. ronaldo by far

f**k load of bs.

I play as forward, i scored more goals than any player, i assisted more times than any winger, i create more chances then any midfielder, i born shorter than any player yet dribble fluid in and out of defenders like your penis in pussy, what else do you still want for me??

Now lets see you do that without Xavi and iniesta then we talk.

Mr.Footy your excuse is so old and sick. Messi has got more assist than Xavi and Iniesta. Find another excuse, one that is valid.

somethings aren't shown in the stats, messi is given a role of both goalscorer and playmaker in barca in the final third the ball is always given to messi, another important stat that is not shown is how much messi loses the ball, which is the highest among any players in la liga, but in a team like barca he could afford to do so because of the quality of the team to close space and regain possession, then messi repeats the cycle, xavi and iniesta do help messi but not directly, ronaldo in the other hand had to come forward from the left wing in contrast to messi who is a striker, and he does it in a team with established CF's aka goal poacher like benzema.

yep mate, i told everyone on the forum that Isco was the best signing so far for RM, even Ozil felt his potential, for the first time i feel that RM have a player in the same level of Iniesta, he could be a future Ballon d' or. Il a le profil, intelligent, jeune, talentueux, imperméable à la pression, il me fait plus peur que Gareth Bale car il a la capacité de changer les matches à tout moment.