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5 Evidence that Cristiano Ronaldo is More Dominant than Lionel Messi in the Champions League, the Most Prestige Number 1 : Okezone Bola

COMPARISON Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi never ending. Since 2008 until now, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are constantly being compared.

However, if you talk Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be able to pat his chest. Because, a series of achievements Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League sweeter than Lionel Messi. So, what does that mean?

Here are 5 proofs that Cristiano Ronaldo is more dominant than Lionel Messi in the Champions League:

5. Number of Trophies


Cristiano Ronaldo has won five Champions League trophies. Call it in 2007-2008, 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. Since the competition changed its format in 1992-1993, the collection of five trophies is the most.

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Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi who just won four trophies. La Pulga won it in 2005-2006, 2008-2009, 2010-2011 and 2014-2015.

4.Total Top Score

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo seven times to be the top scorer Champions Leagues, namely 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi was the sharpest six times in 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19.

There was one season in which Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi won the Champions League top scorer title simultaneously. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were both the top scorers of the 2014-2015 Champions League with 10 goals.

3. Most goals in a season

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is listed as the top scorer in a single Champions League season. He has scored 17 goals in 12 matches in Champions League 2013-2014!

How about Lionel Messi? The best achievement Lionel Messi scored 14 goals from 11 games in the Champions League 2011-2012.

2. Score in the Final

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo three times scored in the Champions League final. Call it in 2007-2008, 2013-2014 and 2016-2017. Every time Cristiano Ronaldo scores a goal, the club he plays for always wins.

For Lionel Messi, he only scored twice. That was precisely in the 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 Champions League finals.

1. Top Scores of All Time
Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo top scoring status of all time Champions League. He collected 136 goals so far.

The father of four is 15 ball ahead of Lionel Messi in second place. When he was young, scoring 15 goals in one Champions League season was easy for Lionel Messi. However, as he got older, Lionel Messi struggled to score many goals in the Champions League.

Take for example in 2019-2020 he only scored three goals, while last season he scored five goals. Because of that, it’s hard to see Lionel Messi can unseat Cristiano Ronaldo from this list.

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