Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi compared: who has performed better in major finals?

CRISTIANO RONALDO won his first Juventus trophy on Wednesday evening after scoring the only goal of the game in the Supercoppa final..The 1-0 triumph over Milan gave Cristiano Ronaldo his 28th major club honour (including five league titles) after his 27th final.

Lionel Messi trumps his rival in the major honours category, with 32 to his name including nine league victories in Spain.

Although both players have scored at least 40 goals in every full season since 2010, that figure doesn’t show who has performed better in finals - when the pressure is higher than ever.

Ronaldo has scored 19 goals and made two assists in his 27 finals - a ratio of 0.77 goal contributions.