DID Press: Lionel Messi has reduced Cristiano Ronaldo’s lead in career goals to 49, with the Argentine forward reaching 930 goals while Ronaldo has moved to 979, according to the figures cited in the report.
Ronaldo added six goals to his tally, taking his total to 979, while Messi scored 19 more goals to reach 930. The gap between the two players has therefore narrowed from 62 goals to 49.
Ronaldo is now 21 goals short of 1,000, while Messi would need another 70 goals to reach the same milestone.
The figures have renewed attention around the long-running scoring rivalry between the two players, who have dominated discussions about football’s greatest goalscorers for more than a decade.