Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo [UPDATED] Stats Comparison - Who is the GOAT? | Factual Animation

Hello football fans in this video I'm going to compare Lionel Messi versus Cristiano Ronaldo I'm going to compare their league performance their performance in the UEFA Champions League and their performance for their national teams Their discipline on the pitch their penalty records awards that they have received and trophies that they have won with their club and country Let us start with their league performance Lionel Messi has played for FC Barcelona and PSG while Cristiano Ronaldo has played for Sporting Manchester United Real Madrid and Juventus Lionel Messi has played a total of 561 league games while Cristiano Ronaldo has played 651 games Lionel Messi has scored 488 goals While Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 498 goals Lionel Messi has provided 241 assists while Cristiano Ronaldo has provided 156 assists Lionel Messi has 1.30 goal contributions per game while Cristiano Ronaldo has 1.00 goal contributions per game Let us now compare their performance in the UEFA Champions League In the UCL Lionel Messi has played for Barcelona and PSG while Cristiano Ronaldo has played for Man United Real Madrid and Juventus Messi has played 161 UCL games While Cristiano Ronaldo has played 183 UCL games Lionel Messi has scored 129 goals while Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 140 goals Messi has provided 40 assists while Ronaldo has provided 42 assists Lionel Messi has 1.05 goal contributions per game While Cristiano Ronaldo has 1.00 goal contribution per game Let us now compare their total club careers in all competitions Lionel Messi has played a total of 833 club games while Cristiano Ronaldo has played 949 club games Lionel Messi has scored 696 goals While Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 701 goals Lionel Messi has provided 333 assists while Cristiano Ronaldo has provided 223 assists Lionel Messi has 1.24 goal contributions per game while Cristiano Ronaldo has 0.97 goal contributions per game Let us now compare their national careers Lionel Messi represents the Argentina national team while Cristiano represents the Portugal national team Lionel Messi has played 172 international games While Cristiano Ronaldo has played 196 international games Lionel Messi has scored 98 goals while Ronaldo has scored 118 goals Lionel Messi has provided 55 assists while Cristiano Ronaldo has provided 43 assists Lionel Messi has 0.89 goal contributions per game While Cristiano Ronaldo has 0.82 goal contributions per game Let us now compare their total career statistics for both club and country in all competitions Lionel Messi has played 1005 games while Cristiano Ronaldo has played 1145 games Lionel Messi has scored 794 goals While Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 819 goals Messi has provided 388 assists while Cristiano Ronaldo has provided 266 assists Lionel Messi has 1.18 goal contributions per game while Cristiano Ronaldo has 0.95 goal contributions per game Let us now compare their discipline on the football pitch Lionel Messi has received 95 yellow cards while Cristiano Ronaldo has received 145 yellow cards Messi has received 4 red cards While Ronaldo has received 11 red cards Let us now compare their penalty records Lionel Messi has taken 140 penalties while Cristiano Ronaldo has taken 175 penalties Messi has scored 109 penalties while Ronaldo has scored 146 penalties Lionel Messi has a penalty conversion rate of 78% While Cristiano Ronaldo has a penalty conversion rate of 83% Let us now compare the awards they have received Lionel Messi has received a total of 181 awards that includes 7 Ballon d'Or awards He has been 8 times La Liga top scorer He has won 6 European Golden Shoes 2 World Cup Golden Balls 2 FIFA Best Men's Player awards and 5 IWFHS World Best Playmaker awards While Cristiano Ronaldo has received 163 awards that includes 5 Ballon d' Or awards 1 Premier League Golden Boot He has been 1 time Serie A top scorer Three-time La Liga top scorer He has won 2 FIFA Best Men's Player awards and 4 European Golden Shoes Okay let us now compare the trophies that they have won And let us start with club trophies Lionel Messi has won 37 club trophies that is 4 UCL trophies 3 FIFA Club World Cups 10 La Ligas 1 French League and 3 UEFA Super Cups 7 Copa del Rey 8 Supercopa de España and 1 French Super Cup While Cristiano Ronaldo has won those 2 club trophies That is 5 UCL trophies 4 FIFA Club World Cup 3 EPL trophies 2 La Ligas 2 Serie A titles 3 UEFA Super Cups 1 FA Cup 2 Copa del Rey 1 Coppa Italia 2 EFL League Cups 2 Supercopa de España 2 Supercoppa Italiana 2 Community Shields and 1 Portuguese Super Cup Okay let us now compare the international trophies that they have won in both junior and senior competitions Lionel Messi has won 5 trophies That is the 2022 FIFA World Cup the 2021 Copa America the 2022 Finalissima and the 2005 Under-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympic Gold Medal While Cristiano Ronaldo has won 2 trophies that is UEFA Euro 2016 and 2019 UEFA Nations League Alright guys there you have it Which of these two footballers do you consider to be the GOAT Let me know in the comments Thank you for watching Factual Animations On YouTube Please subscribe for more amazing content like this Also like this video and comment down below Cheers