Real Madrid megastar Ronaldo may have scooped the Ballon d'Or, but Opta have crunched the numbers and they make some interesting reading.
Jose Mourinho reckons Chelsea ace Eden Hazard had a better season than Cristiano Ronaldo last time out.
The outspoken Blues boss believes his star man was only behind Barcelona's Lionel Messi in the pecking order after helping them recapture the Premier League title.
While Ronaldo scooped the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, the Special One says his lack of success with Real Madrid is the blot on his copybook.
He said: "Last season, yes (I would put Eden above Ronaldo). In spite of the fact that Ronaldo was fantastic. He was fantastic. He scored an incredible number of goals. I am not saying he is not fantastic. I am not saying he was not fantastic.
"I am just saying that, in my personal view, every football player in the world should understand that a team has to be in front and no titles …"
But what do the stats prove?
Opta have crunched the numbers and they make some interesting reading.
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Goal charts
Unsurprisingly, the Portuguese superstar was ahead of his rival in the scoring stakes.
Ronaldo smashed a staggering 48 goals in just 35 La Liga matches last term.
Wing-wizard Hazard managed only 14 in 38 top-flight games for the Blues.
Shooting
While Ronnie scored 34 times more than Hazard, the Chelsea man was almost as deadly in front of goal.
The Real Madrid forward recorded 182 shots, with a shot conversion rate of 26.37 per cent.
However, Hazard found the net once in every four attempts.
| League 2014/15 | Hazard | Ronaldo |
| Games played | 38 | 35 |
| Goals | 14 | 48 |
| Shots | 56 | 182 |
| Shot conversion rate | 25 | 26.37 |
| Assists | 9 | 16 |
Assists
Hazard set up nine of the Blues' 73 goals on their way to the title last campaign.
In contrast, Ronaldo almost doubled that number, having a helping hand in 18 of Real's netbusters.
However, Hazard created a whopping 101 chances for his teammates, while Ronaldo put the ball on a plate for his pals 75 times.
Dribbling
Hazard is the dribbling king out of the pair.
The Belgian completed 180 of 294 attempted dribbles.
Ronaldo was less successful, being stopped in his tracks on more than half of his runs.
He completed 54 of 129 attempts.
It's probably no surprise then that Hazard drew 113 fouls, 56 more than Cristiano.
Passing
Hazard attempted 2,217 passes, with an accuracy of an impressive 86.92 per cent.
Ronaldo was also pretty successful in picking out a team-mate.
Only one in five of his 1181 passes went astray.
| League 2014/15 | Hazard | Ronaldo |
| Chances created | 101 | 75 |
| Dribbles attempted | 294 | 129 |
| Dribbles completed | 180 | 54 |
| Passing accuracy | 86.92 | 80.69 |
| Fouls won | 113 | 57 |
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