- Speed -
Lionel Messi wins with regards to games taken to bring up his century. The Argentine took 123 games to score 100 goals in the Champions League, whereas Ronaldo needed 137, scoring number 100 against Bayern Munich in April 2017.
- Youth -
When it comes to predicting who will end their careers on a higher tally, Messi also has an advantage over his Portuguese rival. He was 30 years and 263 days old when he bagged his 100th goal, while Ronaldo was 32 years and 72 days old.
- Debut goal -
Despite Ronaldo's two year age advantage over Messi, he was actually the second of the pair to score their first goal in the CL, opening his account on April 10, 2017 in an 7-1 win over Roma. Messi bagged his first in the competition on November 2, 2005.
- Hat-tricks -
Ronaldo and Messi both have seven Champions League hat-tricks. They have both also bagged four in the same game once, however Messi is the only player of the two to bag five goals in one game.
- Location -
Both players have done some serious travelling in their careers, and they are neck and neck when it comes to how many different countries they have scored in. The pair have both found the net in 16 different countries during their Champions League careers.
- Big games -
It is undisputable that both Leo and Cristiano can be counted on to step up to the plate when their teams need them, but who has scored more goals in the knockout stages? It is in fact Ronaldo who wins in this match-up; he has scored 57 in the knockout stages to Messi's 40. The Real Madrid man has also grabbed four in the final, with Messi only managing two.
- Trophies -
Although personal landmarks are great, what footballers care about the most is silverware, and the pair are equal in this sense. They have both picked up the trophy four times. Messi was part of CL winning sides in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015, whereas Ronaldo won it in 2008 with Manchester United, then in 2014, 2016 and 2017 with Madrid.