The ranking in which Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi

The ranking in which Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi

The rivalry between the two players is often looked at via statistics to compare them

Ronaldo failed from the spot against Diego Alves as Madrid beat Valencia 2-1

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are considered the two best players in the world. For some there is no comparison between the two. Messi is the best. But for others, it is Cristiano who is better.

This has created a lot of rivalry and the comparisons between the players has reached unimaginable places. There are a lot of stats and a lot of numbers used to compare them.

The latest one is surprising. For many, Lionel Messi's one weakness was penalties, because he misses a fair few. These were also seen as a strong point for Ronaldo.

Howeve, according to Pedro Martin (@pedritonumeros on twitter), the players currently still operating in La Liga who have missed the most penalties are:

  • 10 Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 9 Fernando Torres
  • 7 Leo Messi

The truth is that to miss them, you have to take them. Ronaldo has spurned 10 of the 68 he has taken for Real Madrid, overtaking Hugo Sanchez, who missed nine of 44.

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