Goals · 2014

2014: 58 vs 61.

In 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 61 goals to Lionel Messi's 58 — a margin of 3 in Ronaldo's favour.

Lionel Messi · 2014

goals — his 5th-best scoring year

Played for Barcelona and Argentina.

Cristiano Ronaldo · 2014

goals — his 3rd-best scoring year

Played for Real Madrid and Portugal.

Seasons overlapping 2014

Messi · 2014–15 · Barcelona

58 goals in 57 games

Treble season. Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey.

Ronaldo · 2014–15 · Real Madrid

61 goals in 54 games

Career-best season for total goals — Pichichi and European Golden Shoe.

Ronaldo · 2013–14 · Real Madrid

51 goals in 47 games

La Decima season — set the Champions League single-tournament goal record (17).

Ronaldo · 2014-04-23

La Decima

Real Madrid win their 10th Champions League, with Ronaldo scoring a record 17 goals in the campaign.

Messi · 2014-07-13

Lost World Cup final, won the Golden Ball

Argentina lose 1–0 to Germany in the World Cup final at the Maracanã. Messi is named player of the tournament.

Previous year

2013

Next year

2015

How many goals did Lionel Messi score in 2014?+

Lionel Messi scored 58 goals in the 2014 calendar year, playing for Barcelona and Argentina. That is his 5th-highest scoring year on record.

How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score in 2014?+

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 61 goals in the 2014 calendar year, playing for Real Madrid and Portugal. That is his 3rd-highest scoring year on record.

Who scored more goals in 2014, Messi or Ronaldo?+

Cristiano Ronaldo, by 3 goals (58 to 61). Between them they scored 119 goals in 2014.

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