In a thrilling chase between Messi and Ronaldo, Messi has once again scored twice, surpassing Ronaldo in both non-penalty goals and total goals this year.

On the morning of July 20th, Beijing time, in a Major League Soccer match, Messi scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist, leading Inter Miami to a stunning 5-1 comeback victory against the New York Red Bulls.

After this double, Messi's career total of non-penalty goals has reached 764, surpassing Ronaldo's 763, placing him first in football history.

The goal statistics for Messi and Ronaldo in their careers so far are as follows:

• Messi: 1,114 matches, 874 goals, including 110 penalties.
• Ronaldo: 1,281 matches, 938 goals, including 175 penalties.

In addition to surpassing Ronaldo in non-penalty goals, Messi has also outscored Ronaldo in goals for 2025.

Messi and Ronaldo's goal statistics for 2025 are:

• Messi: 24 goals.
• Ronaldo: 22 goals.

Since the 2025 Club World Cup, Messi has been in exceptional form, scoring twice in 6 of the last 7 MLS matches, currently ranking first in the MLS scoring chart with 18 goals. In response, the official MLS account shared photos of Messi's matches and praised the Argentine captain highly, stating:We're running out of words.

Fans have humorously commented on this:Messi is truly incredible; everyone is left speechless, and we can only quietly enjoy watching him play, which is the greatest joy of loving beautiful football.