Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are considered the best players of their generation, and both stars have displayed impressive levels and numbers over the past 10 years.
In this report published by "planetfootball," we go back 10 years to look at the history books and highlight the players' records.
Ten years later, Messi had just won his fourth Champions League title, as Barcelona beat Juventus in the 2015 final.
The Argentine striker spent another six years with Barcelona, until leaving the club in 2021 and joining Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.
During his time in Paris, he won two consecutive league titles and also enjoyed his best years at international level during that time.
For many, Messi's career culminated in his 2022 World Cup win, having led Argentina to victory in Qatar at the age of 35.
Since then, he has played in Major League Soccer with Inter Miami, scoring 47 goals and providing 21 assists in 58 games.
In addition to winning numerous titles, Messi has also won a record four Ballon d'Or awards since 2015.
By comparison, Ronaldo was still playing for Real Madrid in 2015, and at that time, he had only won two Champions League titles.
But that quickly changed, as he won three consecutive Champions League titles during his final three years with Real Madrid, and also won two Ballon d'Or awards during that time.
After leaving Madrid in 2018, Ronaldo maintained his excellent scoring rate with Juventus, scoring 101 goals in 134 appearances for the Italian giants. Although his return to Manchester United didn't go as planned, he still scored 27 goals during his one and a half seasons in England.
Since then, he has played in the Saudi League, scoring at an excellent rate for Al-Nassr, scoring 99 goals in 111 matches.
Over the past ten years, Ronaldo has scored 40 more goals than Messi, but Messi has made 106 more assists than Ronaldo.
It is worth noting that Ronaldo has taken far more penalties than Messi during that period, scoring almost double that number since 2015 (98 Ronaldo - 52 Messi).
Overall, Messi has contributed 607 goals for club and country over the past ten years, while Ronaldo has assisted 541 goals during the same period.
There is no doubt that both players have achieved amazing numbers, but Messi is slightly ahead in most statistics.
Messi's statistics since May 31, 2015:
Matches: 525
Goals: 408
Assists: 199
His goal contributions: 607
Penalty kicks: 52
Free kicks: 48
Minutes per goal: 109.0
Minutes per goal without penalty: 124.9
Minutes per goal or assist: 73.3
Ronaldo's numbers from May 31, 2015 until now:
Matches: 537
Goals: 448
Assists: 93
Contribution to goals: 541
Penalty kicks: 98
Free kicks: 19
Minutes per goal: 102.3
Minutes per goal excluding penalties: 130.9
Minutes per goal or assist: 84.7
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