Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are ending 2021 with milestones yet.© AFP
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, two of the world’s most followed footballers, have once again grabbed headlines at the end of the year. Messi and Ronaldo are set to end this calendar year as the top scorers of 2021 for their previous clubs Barcelona and Juventus respectively, according to an astonishing statistic, although they were dropped in the summer. The year brought a life-changing transfer for Messi, who left Barcelona after a 21-year hiatus, playing 16 consecutive seasons in the top flight. He joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in August this year at the age of 34.
However, before leaving Barcelona, Messi scored 28 goals in 2021 before his club contract expired, which has yet to be matched or overhauled by any Barcelona player.
Messi, who won his seventh Ballon d’Or crown this year, also had a memorable year for his national team, winning their first major trophy with Argentina in the Copa América.
Ronaldo, on the other hand, made a much-hyped transfer from Juventus to his former club Manchester United just three weeks after Messi’s move.
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However, despite the move, Ronaldo’s calendar-year goal for Italian side Milan remained unmatched even after Juventus’ last game of the year, as he scored 20 goals for them in all competitions.
Messi scored 28 goals out of 108 goals scored by Barcelona in all competitions in 2021. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has scored 20 goals out of a total of 106 goals scored by Juventus in all competitions this year.
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