Messi vs Ronaldo: Who was better during their decade-long El Clasico rivalry?

#2 Most El Clasico goals

Barcelona's captain is the El Clasico's all-time top scorer

The Barcelona talisman boasts of being El Clasico's all-time top scorer. The Argentine ace has hit the net 26 times in 38 fixtures against Real Madrid.

Out of the 26 goals, 18 of Messi's goals came in the LaLiga, two in the Champions League and six in the Supercopa. The Argentine, thus, has scored 0.68 goals per game.

On the other hand, Ronaldo has scored 18 Real Madrid goals against Barcelona in 30 fixtures, only eight goals behind Messi. This means Ronaldo has an impressive goals per game tally of 0.6, though still lesser than Lionel Messi.

El Clasico goals

Messi: 26 goals in 38 fixtures (0.68 goals per game)

Ronaldo: 18 goals in 30 fixtures (0.6 goals per game)

#3 Most assists in El Clasico

Lionel Messi is far ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of assists

Messi once again dominates in El Clasico's assist department as the five-time Ballon d'Or winner has 14 assists to his name in 38 El Clasico games. In the span of these games, the Argentine also created 68 chances.

Ronaldo's assist numbers are pale in comparison to Messi's as the Portuguese ace only has a single assist to his name in 30 El Clasico games. He has also only created 15 chances in comparison to Messi's 68.

El Clasico assists

Messi: 14 assists, 68 chances in 38 games

Ronaldo: 1 assist, 15 chances in 30 games

Considering all the stats in hand, it's safe to say when it comes to El Clasico, Barcelona's Lionel Messi takes the title of the king.