Messi and Ronaldo - How many penalties missed?

10:10pm on Wednesday 10th March 2021
By Martin Macdonald

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as Barcelona took on PSG in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The forward, who had already scored a glorious goal from long-range, was denied by Keylor Navas, the home goalkeeper deflecting his spot-kick onto the crossbar.

Messi had scored a penalty for Barca in the first leg of the last-16 tie against PSG, which the French champions won 4-1 at Camp Nou.

The last time Messi failed from 12 yards was against Valencia in December, although the ball was ultimately recycled so that he headed home in the aftermath.

Long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo fared little better in that same December week.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner passed up the opportunity to give Juventus a vital three points in the Serie A title race when he limply missed from the penalty spot against Atalanta.

Despite his confident-as-ever run-up, his weak effort was saved by goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.

That was Ronaldo's third penalty miss of 2020, having previously failed to convert spot kicks against Sampdoria in Serie A in July and versus Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final back in June.

Ronaldo, though, did score his last penalty in the Coppa Italia against Inter on February 2. He has netted seven and missed one of his attempts this season.

Looking back over the last five seasons in all competitions, Ronaldo has missed nine penalties in total but scored 48.

Ronaldo penalties missed - last five seasons

Team	Season	Comp	Result
Juventus	20/21	Serie A	Juventus 1-1 Atalanta
Juventus	19/20	Serie A	Juventus 2-0 Sampdoria
Juventus	19/20	Coppa Italia	Juventus 0-0 Milan
Juventus	18/19	Serie A	Juventus 3-0 Verona
Portugal	17/18	World Cup 2018	Iran 1-1 Portugal
Real Madrid	17/18	La Liga	Real Madrid 3-2 Malaga
Real Madrid	16/17	La Liga	Real Madrid 2-1 Valencia
Portugal	16/17	WCQ	Portugal 4-1 Latvia
Real Madrid	16/17	La Liga	Alaves 1-4 Real Madrid

Over the last five seasons in all competitions, Messi has missed nine penalties, and scored 33. His record this season is 8-2 from 10 attempts.

Messi penalties missed - last five seasons

Team	Season	Comp	Result
Barcelona	20/21	Champions League	PSG 1-1 Barcelona
Barcelona	20/21	La Liga	Barcelona 2-2 Valencia
Argentina	19/20	Friendly	Brazil 0-1 Argentine
Barcelona	18/19	La Liga	Barcelona 1-0 Real Valladolid
Argentina	17/18	World Cup 2018	Argentina 1-1 Iceland
Barcelona	17/18	Copa del Rey	Espanyol 1-0 Barcelona
Barcelona	17/18	La Liga	Barcelona 4-0 Deportivo
Barcelona	17/18	La Liga	Alaves 0-2 Barcelona
Barcelona	16/17	La Liga	Barcelona 4-2 Eibar