Barcelona star Lionel Messi had quite a season ...
Barcelona star Lionel Messi had quite a season ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo finished the season as La Liga's top goalscorer but it was Messi who had the last laugh, leading Barcelona to the Spanish league and cup double and a European Champions League triumph.
Cristiano Ronaldo finished the season as La Liga's top goalscorer but it was Messi who had the last laugh, leading Barcelona to the Spanish league and cup double and a European Champions League triumph.
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Messi celebrates his stunning opening goal in the 3-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao. The Argentine grabbed a second later in the game.
May 30, 2015 —
Messi celebrates his stunning opening goal in the 3-1 Copa del Rey final victory over Athletic Bilbao. The Argentine grabbed a second later in the game.
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Ronaldo scores a first-half hat-trick in Real Madrid's 7-3 win against Getafe, meaning he wins the La Liga goal race by 48-43 over Lionel Messi.
May 23, 2015 —
Ronaldo scores a first-half hat-trick in Real Madrid's 7-3 win against Getafe, meaning he wins the La Liga goal race by 48-43 over Lionel Messi.
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Messi scores his second goal in Barcelona's 2-2 draw with Deportivo La Coruna, taking his season tally to 56.
May 23, 2015 —
Messi scores his second goal in Barcelona's 2-2 draw with Deportivo La Coruna, taking his season tally to 56.
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Messi's 55th goal of the season -- the Argentine finished off a typically intricate team move -- gave Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid to ensure the Catalan side won its 23rd La Liga crown.
May 17, 2015 —
Messi's 55th goal of the season -- the Argentine finished off a typically intricate team move -- gave Barcelona a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid to ensure the Catalan side won its 23rd La Liga crown.
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Ronaldo netted a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 4-1 win at Espanyol, but his trio of goals must have come with a bittersweet feeling given Barca's title triumph.
May 17, 2015 —
Ronaldo netted a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 4-1 win at Espanyol, but his trio of goals must have come with a bittersweet feeling given Barca's title triumph.
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Ronaldo fires his 55th goal this season, scoring Real Madrid's opener from the penalty spot against Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal. He joined Messi on a leading 10 goals in the competition, but Real exited 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw.
May 13, 2015 —
Ronaldo fires his 55th goal this season, scoring Real Madrid's opener from the penalty spot against Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal. He joined Messi on a leading 10 goals in the competition, but Real exited 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw.
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Messi puts in a virtuoso display, scoring twice as Barcelona crushes Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. The Argentine now has a record 77 goals in the competition.
May 6, 2015 —
Messi puts in a virtuoso display, scoring twice as Barcelona crushes Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal. The Argentine now has a record 77 goals in the competition.
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Ronaldo netted his 54th goal of the season in his side's 2-1 first-leg defeat by Juventus in the Champions League semifinals. It took his overall tally Europe's top club competition to 76.
May 5, 2015 —
Ronaldo netted his 54th goal of the season in his side's 2-1 first-leg defeat by Juventus in the Champions League semifinals. It took his overall tally Europe's top club competition to 76.
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Ronaldo quickly reclaimed his scoring supremacy with a hat-trick in the 3-2 win at Sevilla which kept Real Madrid in the title race. It took Ronaldo to 42 goals in La Liga and 53 in all competitions.
May 2, 2015 —
Ronaldo quickly reclaimed his scoring supremacy with a hat-trick in the 3-2 win at Sevilla which kept Real Madrid in the title race. It took Ronaldo to 42 goals in La Liga and 53 in all competitions.
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Messi earlier moved ahead of Ronaldo with two goals at Cordoba, giving the Argentine a 51-50 advantage in their duel. Luis Suarez (R) also scored a hat-trick in his side's 8-0 romp against La Liga's bottom team.
May 2, 2015 —
Messi earlier moved ahead of Ronaldo with two goals at Cordoba, giving the Argentine a 51-50 advantage in their duel. Luis Suarez (R) also scored a hat-trick in his side's 8-0 romp against La Liga's bottom team.
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Messi took his tally for the month of April to six with a double against Getafe as Barcelona triumphed 6-0 to stay top of the league.
April 28, 2015 —
Messi took his tally for the month of April to six with a double against Getafe as Barcelona triumphed 6-0 to stay top of the league.
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Messi scores his 47th goal this season as Barcelona extends its league lead to five points with a 2-0 win in the Catalan derby at Espanyol.
April 25, 2015 —
Messi scores his 47th goal this season as Barcelona extends its league lead to five points with a 2-0 win in the Catalan derby at Espanyol.
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Messi scores in the final minute to double Barcelona's lead in a 2-0 La Liga win over Valencia. It was his 400th goal in the Catalan club's colors.
April 18, 2015 —
Messi scores in the final minute to double Barcelona's lead in a 2-0 La Liga win over Valencia. It was his 400th goal in the Catalan club's colors.
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Ronaldo also had to wait until the last minute to find the target as Real Madrid beat Malaga 3-1 in La Liga. It was his 50th goal this term.
April 18, 2015 —
Ronaldo also had to wait until the last minute to find the target as Real Madrid beat Malaga 3-1 in La Liga. It was his 50th goal this term.
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Messi scores Barcelona's opening goal of the 2-2 draw at Sevilla. He now has 35 goals in La Liga this season and 46 overall.
April 11, 2015 —
Messi scores Barcelona's opening goal of the 2-2 draw at Sevilla. He now has 35 goals in La Liga this season and 46 overall.
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Ronaldo blasts Real Madrid's opening goal from a free-kick in the preceding 3-0 win at home to Eibar -- his 38th in La Liga this season at the time.
April 11, 2015 —
Ronaldo blasts Real Madrid's opening goal from a free-kick in the preceding 3-0 win at home to Eibar -- his 38th in La Liga this season at the time.
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300 and counting. Ronaldo scores his 300th goal for Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano. It took him just 288 matches to reach that mark, and was his 37th in La Liga this season.
April 8, 2015 —
300 and counting. Ronaldo scores his 300th goal for Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano. It took him just 288 matches to reach that mark, and was his 37th in La Liga this season.
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Messi celebrates his 33rd La Liga goal of the season in typical style as it puts Barcelona on its way to a 4-0 win over Almeria.
April 8, 2015 —
Messi celebrates his 33rd La Liga goal of the season in typical style as it puts Barcelona on its way to a 4-0 win over Almeria.
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Ronaldo grabbed a first-half hat-trick against Granada and went on to net five times in a 9-1 demolition job by Real.
April 5, 2015 —
Ronaldo grabbed a first-half hat-trick against Granada and went on to net five times in a 9-1 demolition job by Real.
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Ronaldo equalizes for Real in the Clasico at Camp Nou. Messi didn't find the net that day, but Barca won 2-1 to steal a march in the title race.
March 22, 2015 —
Ronaldo equalizes for Real in the Clasico at Camp Nou. Messi didn't find the net that day, but Barca won 2-1 to steal a march in the title race.
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Messi was surrounded by Rayo Vallecano players in this La Liga match, but still managed the 32nd hat-trick of his career as Barca romped to a 6-1 win.
March 8, 2015 —
Messi was surrounded by Rayo Vallecano players in this La Liga match, but still managed the 32nd hat-trick of his career as Barca romped to a 6-1 win.
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Messi's treble against Levante was part of the Argentine's seven-goal month, helping him draw level with Ronaldo on 38 for the season.
February 15, 2015 —
Messi's treble against Levante was part of the Argentine's seven-goal month, helping him draw level with Ronaldo on 38 for the season.
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Ronaldo retained his Ballon d'Or award in the first month of the year, but Messi outscored him 8-4 thanks to this hat-trick against Deportivo La Coruna.
January 18, 2015 —
Ronaldo retained his Ballon d'Or award in the first month of the year, but Messi outscored him 8-4 thanks to this hat-trick against Deportivo La Coruna.
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Messi and Ronaldo: Goals, goals and more goals
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Take two football greats with two different styles, and you get a whole lot of goals.

The rivalry between Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo has dominated the back-page headlines – not just in Spain, but across the world – thanks to their phenomenal goalscoring feats.

Portugal captain Ronaldo – who won his third World Player of the Year award in January – has netted 61 times since their campaign started in August, beating last season’s tally of 50.

Meanwhile, Argentina skipper Messi has one game to overhaul that total, with the four-time Ballon d’Or winner having scored 58 goals in all competitions for his club ahead of the European Champions League final against Juventus on June 6.

Goals from the UEFA Super Cup (USC), Copa Del Rey (CDR), the European Champions League (CL) and La Liga (LIGA) are listed below in chronological order – and with more matches left to play, it’s still anyone’s game.

August 2014: Ronaldo 3, Messi 2

Ronaldo (2) vs. Sevilla FC, Aug 12 (USC)

Messi (2) vs. Elche, Aug 24 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Cordoba, Aug 25 (LIGA)

September 2014: Ronaldo 13, Messi 6

Ronaldo vs. Atletico Madrid, Sept 13 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. FC Basel, Sept 16 (CL)

Ronaldo (3) vs. Deportivo La Coruna, Sept 20 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Levante, Sept 21 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (4) vs. Elche, Sept 23 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Villarreal, Sept 27 (LIGA)

Messi (2) vs. Granada, Sept 27 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Granada, Sept 27 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Paris St. Germain, Sept 30 (CL)

October 2014: Ronaldo 21, Messi 9

Ronaldo vs. Ludogorets Razgrad, Oct 1 (CL)

Messi vs. Rayo Vallecano, Oct 4 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (3) vs. Athletic Bilbao, Oct 5 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (2) vs. Levante, Oct 18 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Eibar, Oct 18 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Ajax, Oct 21 (CL)

Ronaldo vs. Liverpool, Oct 22 (CL)

Ronaldo vs. Barcelona, Oct 25 (LIGA)

November 2014: Ronaldo 26, Messi 17

Ronaldo vs. Granada, Nov 1 (LIGA)

Messi (2) vs. Ajax, Nov 5 (CL)

Ronaldo vs. Rayo Vallecano, Nov 8 (LIGA)

Messi (3) vs. Sevilla, Nov 22 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (2) vs. Eibar, Nov 22 (LIGA)

Messi (3) vs. Apoel FC, Nov 25 (CL)

Ronaldo vs. FC Basel, Nov 26 (CL)

December 2014: Ronaldo 32, Messi 23

Ronaldo (3) vs. Celta Vigo, Dec 6 (LIGA)

Messi (3) vs. Espanyol, Dec 7 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Ludogorets Razgrad, Dec 9 (CL)

Messi vs. Paris St. Germain, Dec 10 (CL)

Ronaldo (2) vs. Almeria, Dec 12 (LIGA)

Messi (2) vs. Cordoba, Dec 20 (LIGA)

January 2015: Ronaldo 36, Messi 31

Ronaldo vs. Valencia, Jan 4 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Elche, Jan 8 (CDR)

Messi vs. Atletico Madrid, Jan 11 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Atletico Madrid, Jan 15 (CDR)

Ronaldo (2) vs. Getafe, Jan 18 (LIGA)

Messi (3) vs. Deportivo La Coruna, Jan 18 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Atletico Madrid, Jan 21 (CDR)

Messi (2) vs. Elche, Jan 24 (LIGA)

February 2015: Ronaldo 38, Messi 38

Messi vs. Villarreal, Feb 1 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Athletic Bilbao, Feb 8 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Villarreal, Feb 11 (CDR)

Messi (3) vs. Levante, Feb 15 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Schalke, Feb 18 (CL)

Ronaldo vs. Elche, Feb 22 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Granada, Feb 28 (LIGA)

March 2015: Ronaldo 42, Messi 43

Ronaldo vs. Villarreal, Mar 1 (LIGA)

Messi (3) vs. Rayo Vallecano, Mar 8 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (2) vs. Schalke, Mar 10 (CL)

Messi (2) vs. Eibar, Mar 14 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Barcelona, Mar 22 (LIGA)

April 2015: Ronaldo 50, Messi 49

Ronaldo (5) vs. Granada, Apr 5 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Almeria, Apr 8 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Rayo Vallecano, Apr 8 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Sevilla, Apr 11 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Eibar, Apr 11 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Valencia, Apr 18 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Malaga, Apr 18 (LIGA)

Messi vs. Espanyol, Apr 25 (LIGA)

Messi (2) vs. Getafe, Apr 28 (LIGA)

May 2015: Ronaldo 61, Messi 58

Messi (2) vs. Cordoba, May 2 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (3) vs. Sevilla, May 2 (LIGA)

Ronaldo vs. Juventus, May 4 (CL)

Messi (2) vs. Bayern Munich, May 6 (CL)

Ronaldo vs. Juventus, May 13 (CL)

Messi vs. Atletico Madrid, May 17 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (3) vs. Espanyol, May 17 (LIGA)

Messi (2) vs. Deportivo La Coruna, May 23 (LIGA)

Ronaldo (3) vs. Getafe, May 23 (LIGA)

Messi (2) vs. Athletic Bilbao, May 30 (CDR)

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