CRISTIANO RONALDO VS LIONEL MESSI - MWEZI WA 3

LA LIGA: ROUND 25

vs SPORTING GIJON March 3 Camp Nou	RESULT	Barcelona 3-1 Sporting Gijon
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played  - Goals  - Assists  - Shots  - Shots on goal  - Passes  - Passes completed   -
		N/A Messi alikuwa kasimamishwa hii mechi ya kufikia kuwa na idadi kubwa ya kadi za njano.

vs ESPANYOL March 4 Santiago Bernabeu	RESULT	Real Madrid 5-0 Espanyol
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 93 Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 9 Shots on goal 3 Passes 42 Passes completed 31
		7.0 'Put Madrid ahead with a fine finish as he slid a slow shot into the corner from an awkward standing position and played a part in the second as well. Set up Higuain for a wonderful chance which the Argentine should have buried and missed a good chance himself late on. Participative and constantly dangerous, he now has 30 Liga goals.'

TICS

LA LIGA: ROUND 26

vs RACING SANTANDER March 11 El Sardinero	RESULT	Racing 0-2 Barcelona
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 94 Goals 2 Assists 0 Shots 9 Shots on goal 4 Passes 73 Passes completed 57
		8.0 Top of the Match 'Not his best performance but two more goals and it's now 50 this season, capping a sensational seven days in which he also scored five against Leverkusen. Linked up well with Cesc in particular and came close with a free kick. Was also denied by Mario in the first half and saw a late effort blocked by Alvaro.'

vs REAL BETIS March 10 Benito Villamarin	RESULT	Real Betis 2-3 Real Madrid
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 93 Goals 2 Assists 0 Shots 10 Shots on goal 6 Passes 27 Passes completed 19
		8.0 Top of the Match 'Should have scored just before half-time but his touch let him down when through on goal and was relatively anonymous in the first period. However, he came back from this in true Ronaldo style and won the game for his side with a neat finish and a volley to earn himself a decisive double in what could be a huge win.'

LA LIGA: ROUND 27

vs SEVILLA March 17 Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan	RESULT	Sevilla 0-2 Barcelona
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 94 Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 3 Shots on goal 1 Passes 59 Passes completed 53
		7.5 'Scored his 150th La Liga strike with a truly magical goal in the first half. Left Spahic for dead with a cheeky nutmeg on the edge of the box before majestically chipping the ball over Palop into the top corner. His touch was typically assured and left Sevilla attempting to foul him simply to stop him.'

vs MALAGA March 18 Santiago Bernabeu	RESULT	Real Madrid 1-1 Malaga
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 94 Goals 0 Assists 1 Shots 3 Shots on goal 2 Passes 43 Passes completed 34
		6.5 'Saw his lobbed effort blocked early on. Appealed for a penalty after he went down under pressure from Camacho, but it was nothing. Played a great one-two with Benzema after that, but the Frenchman shot wide. Linked up well with the striker and his cross for the first goal was glorious, but should then have made it 2-0 in the second half, although his curler was brilliantly saved by Caballero.'

LA LIGA: ROUND 28

vs GRANADA March 20 Camp Nou	RESULT	Barcelona 5-3 Granada
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 93 Goals 3 Assists 1 Shots 6 Shots on goal 5 Passes 76 Passes completed 63
		9.0 Top of the Match 'There was only going to be one winner of top honours here, after a performance that saw him bag yet another treble and become the Blaugrana’s all-time leading goalscorer. Three exquisite finishes aligned to a great playmaking display snuffed out the Granada comeback and gave his side a crucial three points in their outside hopes for a fourth successive title. The night, and the record books, belong to him. 234 goals, and many more are sure to come.'

vs VILLARREAL March 21 El Madrigal	RESULT	Villarreal 1-1 Real Madrid
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 95 Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 10 Shots on goal 3 Passes 43 Passes completed 35
		7.5 'Stung Diego Lopez's palms with a low free-kick from an acute angle in the 33rd minute, later sparking to life to score a magnificent opening goal and underlined his explosive style. A constant threat.'

LA LIGA: ROUND 29

vs MALLORCA March 24 Iberostar Estadi	RESULT	Mallorca 0-2 Barcelona
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 95 Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 9 Shots on goal 2 Passes 68 Passes completed 51
	RATING	7.5 Top of the Match 'The Argentine looked below his best early on but tested Dudu with a shot the goalkeeper saved with his face. Then gave Barca the lead with a curling free kick which Alexis looked to have touched, while his shot against the post set up Pique for the second of the evening.'

vs REAL SOCIEDAD March 24 Santiago Bernabeu	RESULT	Real Madrid 5-1 Real Sociedad
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 82 Goals 2 Assists 0 Shots 7 Shots on goal 3 Passes 38 Passes completed 27
	RATING	8.0 'Netted his 100th and 101st league goals for Real Madrid this evening and looked at his best as he terrorised Sociedad. Scored his first goal with expert composure with a lovely finish into the bottom corner and grabbed his second with a typically determined run into the box to finish from close range.'

LA LIGA: ROUND 30

vs ATHLETIC BILBAO March 31 Camp Nou	RESULT	Barcelona 2-0 Athletic
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 91 Goals 1 Assists 1 Shots 6 Shots on goal 4 Passes 70 Passes completed 54
	RATING	7.0 'Knew he was in a match tonight. Had an interesting battle with Javi Martinez in which both got the better of each other on different occasions. Still managed to go on a number of probing runs through the middle which saw Athletic on the ropes. Scored a cool penalty to seal the win for his side.'

vs OSASUNA March 31 Reyno de Navarra	RESULT	Osasuna 1-5 Real Madrid
	INDIVIDUAL MATCH STATS	Minutes played 92 Goals 2 Assists 2 Shots 4 Shots on goal 3 Passes 35 Passes completed 27
	RATING	8.5 Top of the Match 'Grabbed two brilliant assists with his left foot as he set up Benzema and Higuain, but also scored two of his own, one with a stunning 40-yard drive and another with a deflected free kick. He also came close on a couple more occasions. Near his brilliant best.'

MARCH STATISTICS

467	MINUTES PLAYED	549
8	GOALS	8
2	PENALTIES	0

2	ASSISTS	3
33 / 16 (48.5%)	TOTAL SHOTS / ON GOAL	43 / 20 (46.5%)
346 / 278 (80.3%)	PASSES / COMPLETED	229 / 173 (75.5%)
7.8	GOAL.COM AVERAGE RATING	7.6
36	2011-12 LA LIGA GOALS	37
56 (48)	2011-12 COMPETITIVE GOALS (APPEARANCES)	47 (44)

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