| Gianluigi Buffon | Stats | Lionel Messi |
|---|---|---|
| 798 | Games Played M | 741 |
| 71,255 | Minutes MIN | 60,747 |
| 796 | Games Started Starts | 670 |
| 670 | Goals Against GC | — |
| 0.84 | Goals Conceded Per Match GC/M | — |
| 9 | Penalties Saved SV-PK | — |
| 346 | Clean Sheets CS | — |
| 0 | Own Goals OG | — |
| 13 | Yellow Cards YC | — |
| 4 | Red Cards RC | — |
| W468 D197 L133 | Record W-D-L | — |
| — | Goals G | 625 |
| — | Goals-To-Match Ratio G/M | 0.84 |
| — | Assists A | 159 |
| — | Goals Plus Assists G+A | 784 |
| — | Penalties PK | 78 |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Biography and accolades | Lionel Messi |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Position | Attacker |
| Jan 28, 1978 | Birth date | Jun 24, 1987 |
| 191 cm | Height | 170 cm |
| 83 kg | Weight | 72 kg |
| Gianluigi Buffon | Stats | Lionel Messi |
|---|---|---|
| W2 D2 L2 | Record | W2 D2 L2 |
| 6 | Games Played M | 6 |
| 540 | Minutes MIN | 485 |
| 6 | Games Started Starts | 5 |
| 6 | Goals Against GC | — |
| 1.00 | Goals Conceded Per Match GC/M | — |
| 0 | Penalties Saved SV-PK | — |
| 4 | Clean Sheets CS | — |
| 0 | Own Goals OG | — |
| 0 | Yellow Cards YC | — |
| 0 | Red Cards RC | — |
| — | Goals G | 2 |
| — | Goals-To-Match Ratio G/M | 0.33 |
| — | Assists A | 1 |
| — | Goals Plus Assists G+A | 3 |
| — | Penalties PK | 0 |
| 15 | Saves SV | — |
| 1 | Errors Leading To A Shot ERR-SH | — |
| 0 | Errors Leading To A Goal ERR-G | — |
| 0 | Tackles TKL | — |
| 0 | Fouls Committed Foul | — |
| — | Free Kick Goals FK | 0 |
| — | Shots SH | 28 |
| — | Shots On Target SOT | 12 |
| — | Shots That Struck The Post WOOD | 1 |
| — | Touches TCH | 388 |
| — | Times Offside OFF | 1 |
Gianluigi Buffon game log vs. Lionel Messi
| NAME | DATE | CLUB | OPP | Rating | MIN | GC | SV | SV-PK | CS | ERR-SH | ERR-G | PKC | OG | TKL | FOUL | YC | RC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Buffon | 6/6/2015 | vs | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | G. Buffon | 4/11/2017 | vs | 90 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | G. Buffon | 4/19/2017 | @ | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | G. Buffon | 9/12/2017 | @ | 90 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | G. Buffon | 11/22/2017 | vs | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | G. Buffon | 12/8/2020 | @ | 8.5 | 90 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 540 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
Gianluigi Buffon played 25 seasons for Juventus, Parma and PSG. He had 294 clean sheets and 551 goals allowed in 674 top 5 league appearances and 52 clean sheets and 119 goals allowed in 124 UCL appearances; Lionel Messi played 19 seasons for Barcelona and PSG. He had 496 goals and 136 assists in 578 top 5 league appearances and 129 goals and 23 assists in 163 UCL appearances.
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| Premier League | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 27 | |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 | |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 21 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 | |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 | |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 | |
| 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 11 | |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 10 | |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 | |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 9 | |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 8 | |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 | |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 7 |
| LaLiga | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 30 | |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 30 | |
| 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28 | |
| 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 26 | |
| 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | |
| 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 18 | |
| 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 14 | |
| 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 | |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 | |
| 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 12 | |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 12 | |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 10 | |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 10 | |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -12 | 9 | |
| 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -14 | 5 |
| Bundesliga | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 21 | |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | |
| 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | |
| 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 | |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 12 | |
| 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 12 | |
| 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 10 | |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 10 | |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 | |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 9 | |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -14 | 7 | |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 | |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| Serie A | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 29 | |
| 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 27 | |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 25 | |
| 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 | |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 20 | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |
| 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 16 | |
| 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 14 | |
| 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 | |
| 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 13 | |
| 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 10 | |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 8 | |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 8 | |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 8 | |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 7 | |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -13 | 6 | |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 5 |
| Ligue 1 | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 21 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 10 | |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 10 | |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 8 | |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 8 | |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 8 | |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 2 |
| Champions League | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 | |
| 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 5 | |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | |
| 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 | |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 | |
| 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 | |
| 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 | |
| 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 | |
| 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 3 | |
| 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 3 | |
| 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 3 | |
| 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | |
| 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 1 | |
| 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -16 | 0 |