Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi Hat-tricks: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are arguably the greatest footballers to ever grace the planet Earth. The all-time greats are not only rich with their trophy collections but also on top in terms of goals scored.
As Lionel Messi scored a stunning hat-trick against Bolivia for Argentina in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers on October 16, the Messi vs Ronaldo comparison again comes to life.
Messi and Ronaldo are living their club football life outside Europe after conquering everything a footballer could, both individually and as a collective. While Messi is playing for Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer of the United States, Ronaldo is roaring with the Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr.
Though you could argue that football outside Europe is comparatively less entertaining, things get meaty when the two giants wear their international jerseys, in which both are still doing a fabulous job.
So let’s analyze where the GOATS stands in terms of goals and hattricks currently.
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi Hat-tricks: Who Got More?
In terms of hattricks, both for the clubs and the national teams, Ronaldo leads the chart with a whopping 66 hattricks. While Messi is trailing in the total numbers, the Argentine great caught up with Ronaldo in terms of international hattricks after his heroics against Bolivia. Now both the legends have 10 international hat-tricks with them.
Messi and Ronaldo also share the same number of hat-tricks (8) in the UEFA Champions League. When it comes to La Liga, where both players had their greatest rivalry in football history, Messi scored 36 hat-tricks in the shirt of Barcelona. Ronaldo is a close second, scoring 34 hattricks in the Real Madrid shirt. But the main difference comes when diversity in Ronaldo comes into play. Apart from having huge success in Real Madrid, in La Liga, CR7 also had monumental success in the other leagues, as in the English Premier League with Manchester United, Sere A with Juventus, and now in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr, which Messi cannot argue about.
In terms of career goals, Ronaldo again comes in front with a gigantic 906-goal tally, which makes him the all-time greatest goalscorer in football history. Messi is a few steps behind him, extending his goal numbers to 846 at the club and international level after netting three times in the last match.
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