Messi vs Ronaldo: Most man of the match winners in football

The football world is divided into two worlds when there is a debate regarding Messi vs Ronaldo. However, this debate has no clear-cut outcome or answer. If Messi dominates a chart, Ronaldo hits back with another. Moreover, it is for sure that these two push each other to their limits and this is what makes them different from others. Being on the scoresheet consecutively in a league is not an easy task. But the two modern greats of World football have made it look so easy. Hence, we will discuss about the most Man of the Match winners between Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Man of the Match awards for club and country:

Lionel Messi | 395 Awards

The name needs no further introduction in today's world whether you are a football fan or not. The boy from Rosario, Argentina has become a household name because of his skills with the ball and unparalleled goal-scoring abilities.

The football GOAT, Lionel Messi has a total of 395 Man of the Match Awards in his whole career. Also, he got the Man of the Match award in more than 52% of his whole career games. Moreover, Messi has 314 Man of the Match awards in European Club competitions. In the case of the UEFA Champions League, he has a total of 67 awards to his name, 52% of his total UCL games. Surprisingly, Lionel Messi is far ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo when it comes to winning Man of the Match awards.

Man of the Match awards for Lionel Messi 

• In whole career: 395 (52% of his games)
• In UCL: 67 (52% of his games)

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Cristiano Ronaldo | 176 Awards

The Portuguese legends know no boundaries. Ronaldo has multiple records playing in some of the biggest clubs in European history including Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus FC. Certainly, at the age of 37, he is still scoring goals in the Saudi Arabia League and winning matches for his team, Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo has a total of 176 Man of the Match awards in his whole career, which is nearly 31% of his total games. In European league games, Ronaldo has 128 Man of the Match awards. In the case of UEFA Champions League Ronaldo has only 40 awards. It's quite a surprising fact that the Portuguese star is far behind the other great of the game Lionel Messi. Let's take a clear look at the Man of the Match awards stat of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Man of the Match awards of Cristiano Ronaldo

• In whole career: 176 (31% of his games)
• In UCL: 40 (31% of his games)