Messi and Ronaldo's comparative football statistics in all competitions from 2009/10 to 2017/18, including goals ratio, hat-tricks, seasons as top scorer, UCL top scorer titles, El Clásico goals, El Clásico knockout goals, and finals won head-to-head.

The claim compares Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s football statistics across all competitions from the 2009/10 to 2017/18 seasons, including goals ratio, hat-tricks, top scorer titles, Champions League (UCL) achievements, El Clásico goals, and finals won head-to-head. The available sources, all non-trusted and varying in detail and focus, generally affirm that both players had outstanding and closely matched records during this period, with Messi often leading in La Liga goals and assists, and Ronaldo excelling in UCL knockout goals and overall Champions League scoring. However, the sources lack comprehensive, fully verified data consolidating all these metrics simultaneously, and some details such as exact hat-trick counts or finals won head-to-head are either missing or inconsistent. Therefore, while the broad comparative framework of the claim aligns with known public data and consensus, the absence of fully reliable, detailed, and corroborated statistics across all categories means the claim can only be considered partly true.