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#8 Penalties scored [Cristiano Ronaldo - 4, Lionel Messi - 2]
Cristiano Ronaldo took a while to de-seat Bruno Fernandes as Manchester United's primary penalty taker. He has scored four out of six from the spot this season. The Argentinian has scored two out of three and like his Portuguese counterpart, he is the first-choice penalty taker for both club and country.
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#7 Penalties missed [Cristiano Ronaldo - 2, Lionel Messi - 1]
Cristiano Ronaldo missed his penalty against Middlesbrough in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The game ended 1-1 and the Red Devils lost in the shootout. Suffice to say, Ronaldo's only penalty miss of the season cost Manchester United dearly.
He also missed a penalty for Portugal against Republic of Ireland in the World Cup Qualifiers. Ronaldo made up for the miss by scoring a late brace to win the game for his country.
Lionel Messi has missed one penalty this season. It came in the first leg of their crucial UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu last night. Courtois saved Messi's effort but Mbappe's stoppage time goal gave PSG the win anyway.
#6 Free-kick goals [Cristiano Ronaldo - 0, Lionel Messi - 0]
Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, at some point in their careers, have been among the best free-kick takers in the world. Unfortunately, neither player has had any luck from set-pieces this season.
#5 Goals from outside the box [Cristiano Ronaldo - 3, Lionel Messi - 5]
Cristiano Ronaldo is a fox-in-the-box. Lionel Messi's long-range shooting has always been exemplary. As such, it is no surprise that Messi has scored more goals from outside the box this season compared to Ronaldo.
#4 Goals from inside the box [Cristiano Ronaldo - 14, Lionel Messi - 4]
As mentioned earlier, Ronaldo plays a more advanced role than Messi and is the primary goal getter for club and country. He has been way more effective than his Argentinian counterpart inside the box.
#3 Goals with the left foot [Cristiano Ronaldo - 2, Lionel Messi - 10]
Cristiano Ronaldo prefers his right foot while Lionel Messi is a left footer. So this shouldn't come as any surprise.
#2 Goals with the right foot [Cristiano Ronaldo - 15, Lionel Messi - 1]
Ronaldo has done much better at scoring goals this season than Messi and these numbers are a testament to that. Ronaldo has scored two goals with his weak foot this season while Messi has only scored one.
#1 Headers scored [Cristiano Ronaldo - 4, Lionel Messi - 0]
Cristiano Ronaldo has always been better than Lionel Messi when it comes to aerial ability. The story has remained the same this season with Ronaldo scoring four times with his head for club and country while Messi has failed to score even one.
