Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo agreement reached – 'It's obvious who's the best'

This La Liga and Champions League-winning duo person some played alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – and they cognize which superstar is greater

Gerard Pique and Angel Di Maria see oculus to oculus regarding who retired of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is greater – some siding with the Argentinian.

The great statement that has enamoured fans, pundits, managers and professional players alike is whether the technically superb Messi oregon bullishly impervious Ronaldo is football’s brightest ever light. Many sides fight their battles for either enactment disconnected of the pitch, whereas, for this brace of world-beating stars, they’ve experienced conscionable however unthinkable some are directly.

Di Maria starred up beforehand with Ronaldo astatine Real Madrid, having besides been guided to World Cup glory by Messi. Pique, who was portion of the aforesaid Manchester United squad arsenic the Portuguese star, won a trio of Champions League titles with Messi.

However, portion it whitethorn beryllium expected that Pique, who played conscionable 596 minutes with Ronaldo astatine Old Trafford, prefers his long-time adjacent Messi, Di Maria, who spent the champion portion of 4 years astatine the Bernabeu with the present 39-year-old, has amazingly opted for his countryman instead.

"For me, Messi and Cristiano are the 2 champion players successful history,” Di Maria told admitted Clank Media. “But, it is evident that Leo has nary examination to immoderate different player."

Di Maria’s caput whitethorn person been reasonably swayed by the 2022 World Cup, wherever Messi’s Argentina triumphed. The existent Inter Miami antheral scored successful each signifier – becoming the archetypal subordinate ever to bash truthful and subsequently being named the subordinate of the tournament.

Although Di Maria won a Champions League and Spanish league rubric alongside Ronaldo, it seemed similar an evident determination for the winger, overmuch similar it was for retired defender Pique.

“Messi has ever been antithetic from the others,” Pique admitted to AS. “Cristiano is the champion of humans, but Leo is an alien. He doesn’t beryllium connected this planet.

“I saw him grooming each time doing unthinkable things. There volition ne'er beryllium different subordinate with his velocity of thought and the aforesaid determination. He arrived astatine 13 and played the aforesaid mode some successful the younker squad and with the archetypal team.”

Messi and Pique partnered for 3 Champions League crowns and a staggering 8 La Liga titles - a trio of which they were aided by now-Manchester City brag Pep Guardiola.

“We had unthinkable talents, but the astir bonzer happening was the operation with Pep,” Pique added. “We came together, maine arsenic a subordinate and him arsenic a coach. There was Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Busquets, each homegrown.

“We had ever known each other, and everything was natural. On a tactical and strategical level, helium is simply a genius, helium knows however to work games, foretell however they volition end, helium gives you the indispensable tools to counterattack and defend. And erstwhile it comes to transmitting the motivational message, helium is unbeatable. He has kept his attraction precocious for years.”

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