Lewandoski played 43 matches this season and scored 68 goals across all competitions (including 51 for Bayern Munich) making him the top scorer in every competition he’s played in. South Africa– Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. [26][27][28] Ronaldo missed a penalty in the first leg,[29] but United eventually advanced to the final via a Paul Scholes goal. [72], Football rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Parts of this article (those related to documentation) need to be. Messi vs Ronaldo – Seniors Messi 704 goals – Ronaldo 737 goals Of the 704 goals scored by Messi 107 are scored from the 6 meter box 467 are scored from the area of 16m 121 outside the box. Messi and Ronaldo missing from 2019/2020 Uefa awards For the first time in a decade, the two players are not shortlisted for any of the Uefa awards. On Wednesday, UEFA revealed that Messi had narrowly missed out on the third place by finishing joint-fourth with Neymar. ", "Ronaldo v Messi: Gifted duo who share a path", "Is Cristiano Ronaldo a better player than Lionel Messi? Some commentators choose to analyse the differing physiques and playing styles of the two,[12] while part of the debate revolves around the contrasting personalities of the two players: Ronaldo is sometimes described as someone of temperamental character while Messi is portrayed as having a more reserved character.[13][14][15][16]. Benzema won the 2019/20 Real Madrid Mahou Cinco Estrellas Player of the Season accolade, as voted for by the club’s supporters. In an interview that year, Messi was quoted as saying "Cristiano Ronaldo is an extraordinary player and it would be brilliant to be in the same team as him". [30] At the end of the year, Ronaldo was awarded the Ballon d'Or and vowed that he would win the award again.[31][32]. 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[46], However, it is widely argued and documented that there's an atmosphere of tension between the duo, with Guillem Balagué claiming in Messi that Ronaldo refers to his Argentine counterpart as a "motherfucker" behind his back,[47][48] and Luca Caioli saying in his book, Ronaldo: The Obsession for Perfection, that, according to his sources, Ronaldo heats up when watching Messi play. UEFA has selected Robert Lewandowski, Kevin de Bruyne, and Manuel Neuer as the top three competitors for the male category this year. De Bruyne, Lewandowski or Neuer for UEFA Men's Player of the Year?Who is your Women's Player of the Year?Men's Coach of the Year?Women's Coach of the Year?See the nominees: . 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Thursday 1 October 2020. ", "Ronaldo v Messi: Gifted duo who share a path", "Is Cristiano Ronaldo a better player than Lionel Messi? [1][2] Moreover, they are the all-time top assist providers, with Messi first (298 for the Argentinian and 219 for CR7).[3]. [45] Messi has denied any rivalry, and blames the media for creating it: "only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano". Sections, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Messi's dribbling skills are among the very best in the history of football, while Ronaldo's leadership and influence in big games, particularly under pressure, are well-appreciated worldwide. 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The French international recorded 26 goals and 11 assists in 47 appearances this season. Moreover, Messi was runner-up at three Copa Américas and at the 2014 World Cup, where he was named player of the tournament. [63][64][65] However, Modrić stated in an interview for the France Football that "history will say that a Croatian player, representing his small country, won the Ballon d'Or after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who are players at another level. The two had broken each other's record over the course of 2015 after Messi surpassed the previous record holder Raúl in November 2014. [24][25], They first played in a game against each other when Manchester United were drawn to play Barcelona in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League semi-finals and were immediately pitted as major rivals. Nobody has the right to compare themselves to them". According to UEFA, players in Europe "irrespective of nationality" have been shortlisted and judged based on their performances over the whole season across all competitions; both domestic and international. 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O'Shea, currently in pre-season with Championship side Reading through his role on the coaching staff there, has seen big names like Manchester City and Barcelona join Juventus on the list of the vanquished clubs in the Champions League this season and he senses that time may have caught up with Ronaldo, once his team-mate at Manchester United as well as Messi. [61] They are the first two players to score 100 goals in UEFA Champions League history.[62]. Last year, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk had won the UEFA Player of the Year title. by Nokwanda Ncwane. Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo All Time Career Goals, Assists, Hat-tricks, Freekick Goals, Goal Scoring Ratio and Goal Involvements. They dominated the Ballon d'Or/The Best FIFA Men's Player awards since 2008, and UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award since 2014; however, in 2018 their roughly decade-long triumph was ended by Luka Modrić, seen as the "end of an era". [38][39] Messi, playing in a central role he was unaccustomed to so he would avoid a direct battle with United left-back Patrice Evra,[40] scored Barcelona's second in a 2–0 victory with a header in the 70th minute. However, it seems that the throne isn't exclusively available to them anymore. Address: Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, SW6 4TJ. John O'Shea feels that the era of one-time foes Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi has passed, given the outcome of the knockout stages of the Champions League this season. The two had broken each other's record over the course of 2015 after Messi surpassed the previous record holder Raúl in November 2014. [37] United manager Alex Ferguson was more diplomatic, praising both players as being amongst the world's elite talents. The 2019/20 PSL award nominees have been revealed with Themba Zwane, Gaston Sirino, Peter Shalulile and Samir Nurkovic battling for... TheSouthAfrican.com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world. He currently has 15 goals for the Champions League campaign, two goals behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most goals scored for the Champions League in a single season. Mai 2018 auf DVD und Blu-ray. [22] They have the two largest social media followings in the world among sportspeople with a combined 211 million Facebook fans in 2019, Ronaldo having 122 million and Messi 93 million. Ronaldo vs messi era. [30] At the end of the year, Ronaldo was awarded the Ballon d'Or and vowed that he would win the award again.[31][32]. "[53], Throughout the existence of the rivalry, the pair have dominated awards ceremonies and broken a multitude of goalscoring records for both club and country, feats which have been described as "incredible", "ridiculous" and "remarkable". [51] Image: Manu Fernandez / POOL / AFP. Throughout the existence of the rivalry, the pair have dominated awards ceremonies and broken a multitude of goalscoring records for both club and country, feats which have been described as "incredible", "ridiculous" and "remarkable".
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