The football world divides 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. In this article, we compare and analyse Messi and Ronaldo’s hat tricks in the game.
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The lives of Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have been full of goals. Many times they have scored more than two in one game. This is what this section is about. Currently, Leo Messi has achieved 56 hat-tricks and Cristiano Ronaldo has 62 hat-tricks. The distance between them is minimal, despite the fact that Ronaldo has played 2 seasons more. However, Ronaldo and Messi have scored 118 hat-tricks, a combined record that defies description.
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Messi vs Ronaldo: The hat-trick battle
Cristiano Ronaldo | 62 hat-tricks
Even at 38, Cristiano Ronaldo has been going strong. The current Al Nassr striker and Portuguese legend scored his second hat trick for the Saudi team. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 62 hattricks in his career till now. His games per hat-trick rate is 18.8. However, 29 of his 62 career hat tricks include penalties which means 46.77% of his hat-tricks have included a penalty goal. Cristiano Ronaldo has the unique feat of scoring 30 hat-tricks before turning 30 and 30 after turning 30.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-tricks in detail-
| Date | H/A | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Goals | Pens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/02/2023 | A | Al-Nassr | Damak | 3-0 | Saudi Pro League | 3 | 1 |
| 09/02/2023 | A | Al-Nassr | Al-Wehda | 4-0 | Saudi Pro League | 4 | 1 |
| 16/04/2022 | H | Manchester United | Norwich City | 3-2 | Premier League | 3 | 0 |
| 12/03/2022 | H | Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-2 | Premier League | 3 | 0 |
| 12/10/2021 | H | Portugal | Luxembourg | 5-0 | World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 2 |
| 14/03/2021 | A | Juventus | Cagliari | 3-1 | Serie A | 3 | 1 |
| 06/01/2020 | H | Juventus | Cagliari | 4-0 | Serie A | 3 | 1 |
| 14/11/2019 | H | Portugal | Lithuania | 6-0 | Euros Qualifier | 3 | 1 |
| 10/09/2019 | A | Portugal | Lithuania | 5-1 | Euros Qualifier | 4 | 1 |
| 05/06/2019 | H | Portugal | Switzerland | 3-1 | UEFA Nationa League | 3 | 0 |
| 12/03/2019 | H | Juventus | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | Champions League | 3 | 1 |
| 15/06/2018 | N | Portugal | Spain | 3-3 | World Cup | 3 | 1 |
| 18/03/2018 | H | Real Madrid | Girona | 6-3 | La Liga | 4 | 0 |
| 10/02/2018 | H | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | 5-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 31/08/2017 | H | Portugal | Faroe Islands | 5-1 | World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 1 |
| 02/05/2017 | H | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 18/04/2017 | H | Real Madrid | Bayern Munich | 4-2 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 18/12/2016 | H | Real Madrid | Kashima Antlers | 4-2 | Club World Cup | 3 | 1 |
| 19/11/2016 | A | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 29/10/2016 | A | Real Madrid | Alaves | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 07/10/2016 | H | Portugal | Andorra | 6-0 | World Cup Qualifier | 4 | 0 |
| 12/04/2016 | H | Real Madrid | Wolfsburg | 3-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 05/03/2016 | H | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | 7-1 | La Liga | 4 | 0 |
| 31/01/2016 | H | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 6-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 08/12/2015 | H | Real Madrid | Malmo | 8-0 | Champions League | 4 | 0 |
| 15/09/2015 | H | Real Madrid | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4-0 | Champions League | 3 | 2 |
| 12/09/2015 | A | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 6-0 | La Liga | 5 | 1 |
| 13/06/2015 | A | Portugal | Armenia | 3-2 | Euros Qualifier | 3 | 1 |
| 23/05/2015 | H | Real Madrid | Getafe | 7-3 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 17/05/2015 | A | Real Madrid | Espanyol | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 02/05/2015 | A | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 3-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 5/5/2015 | H | Real Madrid | Granada | 9-1 | La Liga | 5 | 0 |
| 06/12/2014 | H | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | 3-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 05/10/2014 | H | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 23/09/2014 | H | Real Madrid | Elche | 5-1 | La Liga | 4 | 2 |
| 20/09/2014 | A | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruna | 8-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 19/11/2013 | A | Portugal | Sweden | 3-2 | World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 0 |
| 09/11/2013 | H | Real Madrid | Real Sociedad | 5-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 30/10/2013 | H | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 7-3 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 17/09/2013 | A | Real Madrid | Galatasaray | 6-1 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 06/09/2013 | A | Portugal | Northern Ireland | 4-2 | World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 0 |
| 09/02/2013 | H | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 27/01/2013 | H | Real Madrid | Getafe | 4-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 09/01/2013 | H | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo | 4-0 | Copa del Rey | 3 | 0 |
| 03/10/2012 | A | Real Madrid | Ajax | 4-1 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 30/09/2012 | H | Real Madrid | Deportivo La Coruna | 5-1 | La Liga | 3 | 2 |
| 11/04/2012 | A | Real Madrid | Atletico Madrid | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 12/02/2012 | H | Real Madrid | Levante | 4-2 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 17/12/2011 | A | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 6-2 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 06/11/2011 | H | Real Madrid | Osasuna | 7-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 22/10/2011 | A | Real Madrid | Malaga | 4-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 24/09/2011 | H | Real Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | 6-2 | La Liga | 3 | 2 |
| 28/08/2011 | A | Real Madrid | Real Zaragoza | 6-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 10/05/2011 | H | Real Madrid | Getafe | 4-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 07/05/2011 | A | Real Madrid | Sevilla | 6-2 | La Liga | 4 | 0 |
| 03/03/2011 | H | Real Madrid | Malaga | 7-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 09/01/2011 | H | Real Madrid | Villarreal | 4-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 22/12/2010 | H | Real Madrid | Levante | 8-0 | Copa del Rey | 3 | 0 |
| 20/11/2010 | H | Real Madrid | Athletic Bilbao | 5-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 23/10/2010 | H | Real Madrid | Racing Santander | 6-1 | La Liga | 4 | 1 |
| 05/05/2010 | A | Real Madrid | Mallorca | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 12/01/2008 | H | Manchester United | Newcastle United | 6-0 | Premier League | 3 | 0 |
Lionel Messi | 56 hat-tricks
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 Argentine striker till now has scored 56 hat-tricks in his career.
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None has scored more hat-tricks than Lionel Messi in La Liga. His 36 hat-tricks in the league is a humongous record. Messi is also tied with the most Champions League hat-tricks with Ronaldo at 8 hat-tricks each. This makes the Messi vs Ronaldo competition more exciting. However, only 12 out of 56 hat-tricks of Messi include a penalty goal. Therefore, the percentage is only 21.4% which is nearly half of Ronaldo’s 46.77% penalty stats. Lionel Messi also betters Ronaldo in games per hat-trick rate as well. Messi scores a hat-trick in every 17.6 games on average whereas Ronaldo takes 18.6 games on average to score a hat-trick.
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Lionel Messi’s hat-tricks in detail
| Date | H/A | Team | Opponent | Score | Competition | Goals | Pens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06/2022 | N | Argentina | Estonia | 5-0 | Friendly | 5 | 1 |
| 10/09/2021 | H | Argentina | Bolivia | 3-0 | World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 0 |
| 22/02/2020 | H | Barcelona | Eibar | 5-0 | La Liga | 4 | 0 |
| 07/12/2019 | H | Barcelona | Mallorca | 5-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 9/11/2019 | H | Barcelona | Celta Vigo | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 17/03/2019 | A | Barcelona | Real Betis | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 23/02/2019 | A | Barcelona | Sevilla | 4-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 16/12/2018 | A | Barcelona | Levante | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 18/09/2018 | H | Barcelona | PSV | 4-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 30/05/2018 | H | Argentina | Haiti | 4-0 | Friendly | 3 | 1 |
| 29/04/2018 | A | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna | 4-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 07/04/2018 | H | Barcelona | Leganes | 3-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 11/10/2017 | A | Argentina | Ecuador | 3-1 | World Cup Qualifier | 3 | 0 |
| 19/09/2017 | H | Barcelona | Eibar | 6-1 | La Liga | 4 | 1 |
| 09/09/2017 | H | Barcelona | Espanyol | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 19/10/2016 | H | Barcelona | Manchester City | 4-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 13/09/2016 | H | Barcelona | Celtic | 7-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 11/06/2016 | N | Argentina | Panama | 5-0 | Copa America | 3 | 0 |
| 03/03/2016 | A | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 5-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 03/02/2016 | H | Barcelona | Valencia | 7-0 | Copa del Rey | 3 | 0 |
| 09/01/2016 | H | Barcelona | Granada | 4-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 08/03/2015 | H | Barcelona | Rayo Vallecano | 6-1 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 15/02/2015 | H | Barcelona | Levante | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 18/01/2015 | A | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna | 4-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 07/12/2014 | H | Barcelona | Espanyol | 5-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 25/11/2014 | A | Barcelona | APOEL | 4-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 22/11/2014 | H | Barcelona | Sevilla | 5-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 23/03/2014 | A | Barcelona | Real Madrid | 4-3 | La Liga | 3 | 2 |
| 16/03/2014 | H | Barcelona | Osasuna | 7-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 18/09/2013 | H | Barcelona | Ajax | 4-0 | Champions League | 3 | 0 |
| 01/09/2013 | A | Barcelona | Valencia | 3-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 15/06/2013 | A | Argentina | Guatemala | 4-0 | Friendly | 3 | 1 |
| 27/01/2013 | H | Barcelona | Osasuna | 5-1 | La Liga | 4 | 1 |
| 20/10/2012 | A | Barcelona | Deportivo La Coruna | 5-4 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 09/06/2012 | H | Argentina | Brazil | 4-3 | Friendly | 3 | 0 |
| 05/05/2012 | H | Barcelona | Espanyol | 4-0 | La Liga | 4 | 2 |
| 02/05/2012 | H | Barcelona | Malaga | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 2 |
| 20/03/2012 | H | Barcelona | Granada | 5-3 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 07/03/2012 | H | Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen | 7-1 | Champions League | 5 | 0 |
| 29/02/2012 | A | Argentina | Switzerland | 3-1 | Friendly | 3 | 1 |
| 19/02/2012 | H | Barcelona | Valencia | 5-1 | La Liga | 4 | 0 |
| 22/01/2012 | A | Barcelona | Malaga | 4-1 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 01/11/2011 | A | Barcelona | Viktoria Plzen | 4-0 | Champions League | 3 | 1 |
| 29/10/2011 | H | Barcelona | Mallorca | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 1 |
| 24/09/2011 | H | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 17/09/2011 | H | Barcelona | Osasuna | 8-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 05/02/2011 | H | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 12/01/2011 | H | Barcelona | Real Betis | 5-0 | Copa del Rey | 3 | 0 |
| 20/11/2010 | A | Barcelona | Almeria | 8-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 21/08/2010 | H | Barcelona | Sevilla | 4-0 | Supercopa de Espana | 3 | 0 |
| 06/04/2010 | H | Barcelona | Arsenal | 4-1 | Champions League | 4 | 0 |
| 21/03/2010 | A | Barcelona | Real Zaragoza | 4-2 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 14/03/2010 | H | Barcelona | Valencia | 3-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 10/01/2010 | A | Barcelona | Tenerife | 5-0 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
| 06/01/2009 | A | Barcelona | Atletico Madrid | 3-1 | Copa del Rey | 3 | 1 |
| 10/03/2007 | H | Barcelona | Real Madrid | 3-3 | La Liga | 3 | 0 |
