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Assists (Opta™ criteria) given by Messi vs Ronaldo in knockout games

Opta stands out as the most reliable statistics hub and serves as the de facto ‘official’ statistics provider in football. They furnish data to esteemed platforms such as the BBC, the Premier League, WhoScored, Squawka, and numerous other prominent media outlets.

Below is Opta’s interpretation of an assist:

The final touch (pass, pass-cum-shot or any other touch) leading to the recipient of the ball scoring a goal. If the final touch is deflected by an opposition player, the initiator is only given a goal assist if the receiving player was likely to receive the ball without the deflection having taken place. Own goals, directly taken free kicks, direct corner goals and penalties do not get an assist awarded.

Cumulative distribution

Period	Kylian Mbappé	Erling Haaland	Difference
2015/2016	0	0	0
2016/2017	3	0	+3
2017/2018	8	0	+8
2018/2019	12	1	+11
2019/2020	18	1	+17
2020/2021	20	5	+15
2021/2022	22	5	+17
2022/2023	24	6	+18
2023/2024	28	6	+22
2024/2025	31	7	+24

Assists type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Bundesliga, Community Shield, EFL Cup, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Norwegian League, Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Super Cup

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Erling Haaland	270	1/42	2.38%	0/42	0%	6/42	14.29%	0/42	0%	35/42	83.33%
Kylian Mbappé	431	12/109	11.01%	1/109	0.92%	11/109	10.09%	0/109	0%	86/109	78.9%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 21/08/2025

Distribution by season

Period	Kylian Mbappé	Erling Haaland	Difference
2015/2016			0
2016/2017	3		+3
2017/2018	5		+5
2018/2019	4	1	+3
2019/2020	6		+6
2020/2021	2	4	-2
2021/2022	2		+2
2022/2023	2	1	+1
2023/2024	4		+4
2024/2025	3	1	+2

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
AS Monaco FC	15	11	3	0.73	0.20	0.93
PSG	63	53	20	0.84	0.32	1.16
Real Madrid	17	10	1	0.59	0.06	0.65
France	18	12	7	0.67	0.39	1.06
Totals	113	86	31	0.76	0.27	1.04

Summary

Kylian Mbappé 26 years, 8 months, 1 day

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Molde FK	11	6	1	0.55	0.09	0.64
RB Salzburg	6	5	0	0.83	0.00	0.83
B. Dortmund	14	15	4	1.07	0.29	1.36
Manchester City	29	21	2	0.72	0.07	0.79
Norway	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Totals	61	47	7	0.77	0.11	0.89