This Saturday, Lionel Messi made the headlines in the Inter Miami match against Charlotte FC -But for an unusual reason: he missed a penalty with an attempt in Panenka style. It was the 32nd missed punishment in the professional career of the Argentinian attacker, so that the question raised how Cristiano Ronaldo compares in that respect.
Both Messi And Ronaldo has been dominating worldwide football for almost two decades and serves as leaders for their respective clubs and national teams. As two of the most productive goal scorers of all time, it is no surprise that they have also been the go-to-pensioner of their team-a responsibility that bears immense pressure.
Cristiano Ronaldo began to take fines during his first spell at Manchester Unitedwhere he shared the duty Wayne Rooney. But after his move to Real MadridThe attacker became the undisputed penalty contractor – both at club level and for the Portuguese national team.
In the course of his career, Ronaldo has taken 210 penalties About Stints with Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al Nassr and the Portugal National Team. He has converted 177 of them, while he missed 33 – whether it is not target or saved by the keeper – so that he has a Accuracy percentage of 84.29%.
Lionel Messi takes a penalty kick and misses during the MLS match between Charlotte FC and Inter Miami.
Messi’s Criminal Statistics
Just as Ronaldo took over the fines in Real Madrid, Lionel Messi took on that role Barcelona next Ronaldinhodeparture in 2008. That summer, newly appointed coach Pep Guardiola Made Leo the center of his team, threw the Brazilian legend and Messi put in the spotlight. That included giving iconic no. 10 shirt and the responsibility to take most fines from the team.
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During his professional career at Barcelona, ​​Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami and the national team of Argentina, Messi has taken 145 penalties – scored 113 and fog 32Either out of goal or stored. That gives the Argentinian one Conversion rate of 77.93%Slightly lower than Ronaldo’s.
Messi ends an impressive series
Saturday’s missed fine against Charlotte FC also brought an impressive run for Messi. The Argentinian attacker had gone for almost three years without missing a fine During regular gameplay – no penalty shootouts count.
The last time Messi could not be converted was with Argentina by the 2022 FIFA World Cup In Qatar, when Wojciech Szczesny has saved his attempt during a 2-0 win Poland In MatchDay 3 of the group stage. Since then, Messi had scored all six of his in-game fines for both Argentina and Inter Miami.
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