Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Who has scored most free-kicks goals?

Cristiano Ronaldo is now two goals behind Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals via free kicks and added two assists in the first half of Al-Nassr’s decisive victory over Abha.

Ronaldo achieved at least three goals in a game for the 65th time in his professional career with his hat trick against Abha. In addition, he achieved 35 trebles after turning 30, which is 29 higher than his adversary Lionel Messi has accomplished since reaching the landmark.

Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Who has the most free-kicks?

In football, scoring a free kick is a formidable task. Improve your striking technique, align your body correctly, and outsmart the opposition’s defenders and goalie, requires time and work. Watching elite players successfully clear the ball with a free kick into the net is what spectators see at the end of countless hours of work.

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For all the celebrities who have gained international recognition for their ability to take free kicks, this commitment has been essential. Many players have become well-known for their ability to strike the dead ball in England, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, and every other major footballing nation in the world.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the world’s greatest free-kick specialists. When it pertains to their freekick rate of return, though, the two players’ paths have diverged.Cristiano Ronaldo gained notoriety early in his career for his incredible goals scored from dead-ball situations.Few people recall that on November 1, 2003, in a Premier League match against Portsmouth, he scored his first goal wearing Manchester United’s colours from a freekick. His ‘knuckleball’ approach gained praise over time from every group.

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In contrast, Messi did not have a great career as a free-kick scorer. In reality, he had just five goals from free kicks before he made history on March 20, 2012, and became Barcelona’s all-time top goalscorer.

However, he netted seven goals in that same year, and for the next seven years, he averaged almost six goals from free kicks per campaign. When he scored 10 in a single calendar year in 2018, that was his finest production.

It’s interesting to see that Ronaldo’s skill level declined as Messi rose to become one of the greatest free-kick shooters in the world.

Ronaldo’s recent free-kick goals for the Saudi side have seen him move to 63 set-piece goals while Messi boasts 65 goals.

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