Five Cristiano Ronaldo records Lionel Messi can now break

The
five-time
Ballon
d’Or
winner
has
officially
been
unveiled
as
a
player
for
Saudi
Arabia-based
club
Al
Nassr
as
he
starts
a
new
chapter
of
his
life.

But,
opting
for
the
Asian
side
means
one
of
the
best
players
in
the
history
of
the
game
will
no
longer
compete
at
the
top
level
in
Europe.

Across
his
stints
with
Manchester
United,
Real
Madrid,
and
Juventus,
the
37-year-old
has
managed
to
create
numerous
records.

Some
of
his
records,
though,
might
not
stay
intact
for
much
longer
because
of
his
exit
from
the
top
tier
of
European
competition
and
is
now
expected
to
play
out
his
remaining
years
in
the
Saudi
Pro
League.

If
so
it
will
surely
hand
his
old
rival
Messi
a
good
chance
of
surpassing
it.
Here
we
have
taken
a
look
at
such
five
records
that
Messi
could
break
in
the
upcoming
time:

Most
goals
in
European
club
football

Ronaldo
currently
holds
the
record
for
most
goals
scored
by
a
player
in
European
clubs
with
a
massive
701
club
goals
in
all
competitions
to
his
name.
Messi
is
just
six
behind
him
in
this
chase
and
the
ongoing
season
could
easily
see
him
edge
past
that
record.

Most
goals
in
the
European
top
five
league

Ronaldo
also
has
a
record
495
league
goals
playing
for
Manchester
United,
Real
Madrid,
and
Juventus.
Messi
sits
just
eight
behind
it
with
his
stints
at
Barcelona
and
Paris
Saint
Germain.
If
not
this
season,
the
Little
Argentine
is
almost
certain
to
break
it
next
term.

Most
Champions
League
Goals

Ronaldo
is
the
top
scorer
in
Champions
League
history
with
140
goals,
while
Messi
has
129
top
tier
European
goals
to
his
name.
The
Argentinian
has
closed
the
gap
this
season
and
is
likely
to
break
it
next
season
or
the
season
after
if
he
competes
in
Europe
till
then.

Champions
League
Assists

Ronaldo
also
has
one
more
assist
(41)
than
Messi
(40)
in
the
Champions
League
and
this
record
is
expected
to
change
very
soon.

More
international
goals

This
is
a
comparatively
tough
record
for
the
little
Argentine
to
break
with
Ronaldo
sitting
20
goals
ahead
of
him
with
118
goals
for
Portugal.
However,
if
the
next
Selecao
boss
decided
to
start
afresh
without
Ronaldo
in
the
national
team
and
Messi
continues
to
maintain
the
same
form
in
the
national
shirt,
this
record
could
also
be
broken.