Opta stat breakdown: Salah a deadlier marksman than Ronaldo
Ahead of the Champions League final, we use Opta data to assess the form of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
Saturday's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool pits the reigning Ballon d'Or winner against a credible challenger for that honour, as Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah go head to head.
Ronaldo has been Madrid's figurehead for close to a decade, while Salah has been a revelation on Merseyside since signing from Roma ahead of the 2017-18 season.
The pair have been key in their sides' respective routes to Kiev and are the two biggest attractions in a match that will determine whether Madrid can win an unprecedented third title in a row or if Liverpool can upset the odds to claim the sixth in their history.
Here, with the help of Opta, we take a look back at the performances of Ronaldo and Salah this season.
- PASS MASTER RONALDO -
Though Salah outperforms Ronaldo when it comes to converting chances and providing assists, it is Ronaldo who has the edge in the passing department.
The Portuguese forward has attempted 1,170 passes this season, completing 952 to give him an accuracy rate of 81.4 per cent.
That puts him ahead of Salah's 76.2 per cent, although the 25-year-old has played 155 more balls over the course of the season.
Despite his inferior chance conversion rate, Ronaldo is also a more regular scorer than Salah, netting every 81.4 minutes compared to his opponent's 93.