Carlo Ancelotti has never lost a PL game to a newly promoted club in 15 previous such matches (Wins 11 Draws 4); this is the most any manager has faced promoted sides without ever suffering defeat to one in the competition. Statistics of current season Cristiano Ronaldo Change league: All leagues Nations League … The comments below have not been moderated. In 123 La Liga matches, he has scored comfortably more than a goal a game and is currently on 136. The Spurs star's second goal also had a hint of Ronaldo about it, as his pace and power took him away from Fabricio Coloccini and the rest of the visiting defence before slotting past Tim Krul. He is the complete player. Dreams hath no age, mi amigo. Lionel Messi and Barcelona are still in pre-season. Real Madrid, yes, Real Madrid are the first team to play a La Liga game with four different players born in 2000 or later. Newcastle fans rage at Mike Ashley as they claim under-fire owner has taken £7MILLION from season-ticket... Busted flush or ace in the pack? Cristiano Ronaldo, though, is back to competitive action, and of course, he's back to scoring again. The last time, Liverpool were managed by Graeme Souness, and Everton by Howard Kendall. He has become the first ex-Manchester United player to score twice in a PL game against them. As good as Bale's performance against Newcastle was, Ronaldo's was really special. Weekend football numbers, featuring a PL's 39 goals across two days, Madrid's quiet return to action and Bayern's 8-0 opening In this website, they go head to head in terms of goals, stats, achievements, abilities and much more. ... Ronaldo, Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer on 450, reached 100 goals in the remarkably short time of just 105 appearances. Wilfried Zaha enjoyed his return to Old Trafford. Of the members of Real Madrid's 'BBC' forward line, it has taken Gareth Bale the most number of games to reach a century of goals. * Appearance figures are each trio's total appearances added together, Ap = Appearances, As = Assists, G = Goals. Here are the best stats from this weekend's action. The battle of Messi vs Ronaldo has the world gripped. Certainly there are similarities between the players. Let's just say there were a lot of goals in England this weekend. Ronaldo then scored a similar effort hours later against Sevilla. So, while Bale is the best player in the Premier League at the moment - certainly the best of British - he has some way to go before he catches Ronaldo. Due to the amount of dribbles they attempt both draw more fouls, but they have, rightly or wrongly, forged reputations as divers. He scored a hat-trick in 33 minutes, affording himself the luxury of being taken off after an hour in preparation for facing Manchester United on Wednesday. Salute the greats: Ronaldo (left) and Bale celebrate scoring on Saturday. Bale, by contrast, has 34 in 135 for Tottenham, although a fair few of those games will have been played at left back. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. This is a rather unexpected stat. We weren't kidding about 'goals galore'. Liverpool's Thiago 'like watching Paul Scholes in his prime' (1:05), Stats: Ronaldo 19 unbeaten; Kane assists 4; Thiago's record 75, Gio Reyna, U.S. stars on Barcelona and Real Madrid radar, Atalanta, Bayern ... Everton? This is even more incredible when you consider that the Real star has spent 1866 minutes on the pitch (he averages a goal every 77.8 minutes) while his counterpart in the Premier League has played 1934 minutes (148.8 per goal, still a better-than one-in-two scoring rate). Always up-to-date, reliable and accurate, this is your main port of call to see who's currently leading the constant back-and-forth battle for the golden boot. Aged 41 years and 114 days old, Cadiz's Alberto Cifuentes has become the second oldest player to make his debut in La Liga, after Harry Lowe in 1935 (48 years and 226 days). Jude Bellingham -- he of the Birmingham-City-retired-his-number fame -- became the youngest Bundesliga player (since detailed data collection started in 2004-05) to assist a goal, at 17 years, and 82 days. He finished the night with a goal and an assist. That was some weekend of football, eh? ESPN FC's Mark Ogden remarks on how dramatically Thiago changed Liverpool's style of play against Chelsea. This is the first time in 27 years that both Liverpool and Everton have kicked off a PL season with maximum points from their opening two games. Harry Kane is only the sixth player to assist four goals in single PL game (the others -- Dennis Bergkamp, José Antonio Reyes, Cesc Fàbregas, Emmanuel Adebayor, Santi Cazorla, Dusan Tadic). Sharp shooters: Bale hits his free-kick against Newcastle in a very similar style to the one employed by Ronaldo (below) - although Bale's effort went in. The ball was struck with power, dipped alarmingly and ended up in the net. Ronaldo was pilloried on frequent occasions when in England and Bale is getting similar treatment now, having been booked for diving three times. In this website, they go head to head in terms of goals, stats, achievements, abilities and much more. Always up-to-date, reliable and accurate, this is your main port of call to see who's currently leading the constant back-and-forth battle for the golden boot. Champions Real Madrid got their season underway with an uninspiring 0-0 draw at Real Sociedad. The way Bale struck his fifth-minute free-kick against Newcastle had all the hallmarks of a Ronaldo effort (albeit with his left foot, not his right). Wow. What summer transfer window says about sport's financial health, FIFA 21 is a breath of fresh air as gameplay speeds up, Career Mode gets revamped, Thiago proves vs. Chelsea that he's just what Liverpool lacked, Kepa, Christensen both 4/10 as mistakes haunt Chelsea vs. Liverpool. Son Heung-Min scored four goals vs Southampton. Borussia Dortmund beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 and RB Leipzig beat Mainz 3-1 as the big boys all got off to a good start in the first week of the 2020-21 Bundesliga. There were 39 goals scored across eight games this weekend at an average of 4.9 per game; this is the highest goals per game rate on a Saturday + Sunday of PL football (min. The Spur of the moment could indeed become the Real deal. To put this in a bit of context, Usain Bolt ran his 100 metres world record at 27mph. Continue to website anyway (it will be broken! Read more about what goes into the making of messivsronaldo.net here. Thiago Alcantara came on in the second half of Liverpool v Chelsea, for his PL debut. The Portugal forward shifted the ball on to his 'weaker' left foot and walloped it in from 25 yards. Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last four PL away games against the Manchester clubs (both City and United); the last side to go five such games without defeat were Chelsea between May 2013-October 2014. He is like Cristiano Ronaldo.'. Champions Bayern Munich did peak Bayern Munich things as they eviscerated Schalke 8-0. ), © 2020 messivsronaldo.net • Site created and maintained by Messi Vs Ronaldo, (Copa Del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup). Man can play, eh? Ronaldo, however, last year ran 96 metres in 10 seconds in a game against Atletico Madrid and his top speed was clocked at a frightening 24.38mph. So said Newcastle defender Steven Taylor after facing Bale at White Hart Lane on Saturday, and Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas agrees. This is the first time that Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen have ever played each other to a scoreless draw; In the previous 47 matches, an average of 3.4 goals have been scored per game. Of course, these are early days -- Barcelona haven't even played - but the league leaders as of this weekend are Granada (who beat Alaves 2-1) and Real Betis (who beat Real Vallodolid 2-0). (1:05). However, in the same amount of league games (22), Ronaldo has netted 24 times. Oh, and Leeds United beat Fulham 4-3 and Leicester beat Burnley 4-2. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Goals galore across all of Europe's major leagues means 'BY THE NUMBERS' had its work cut out. Andreas Christensen is the first player to be sent off in a PL fixture between Chelsea and Liverpool since... Frank Lampard in February 2009, 11 years ago!. His side are tied with Manchester City for the most wins vs such teams during that period (23 wins). He completed more passes (75) in those 45 minutes than any Chelsea player managed in the entire match. The battle of Messi vs Ronaldo has the world gripped. Ronaldo's first goal was the type Bale rarely scores. Is a revolution truly brewing on Merseyside? You will need to update your browser (Google Chrome is great) to view this website properly. 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Since full passing data is available for the Premier League (2003-04), his 75 successful passes are the most by a player who played a maximum of 45 minutes. Liverpool saw off 10-man Chelsea 2-0, Tottenham Hotspur smashed Southampton 5-2, Arsenal dug in to beat West Ham 2-1 and Crystal Palace swatted aside Manchester United 3-1.

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