“ Reality is shown in numbers ” – Firstpost

Angel Di Maria said Lionel Messi, not his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo, is the “best” player in the world. Di Maria, who won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina under the direction of Messi, also called his national teammate “Best in history”.

Di Maria was invited to compare Ronaldo and Messi after the first recently saw his goals feat and said he was the “most complete” player in the history of world football.

“Ronaldo has always tried to be the best”

Di Maria, who played with Ronaldo at Real Madrid, does not agree with the 40 -year -old Portuguese star footballer. The 37 -year -old Benfica footballer said that he was not surprised by Ronaldo’s comments when he always tries to present himself as the best player, but Messi’s greatness can be seen in his figures .

The former Manchester United winger Di Maria said Messi won the Ballon d’Or eight times while Ronaldo had five in his name. Messi is also the winner of the World Cup.

“I am not surprised, I was with him (Ronaldo) for four years. It was always like that. He has always made these declarations, he has always tried to be the best, but well, he was born in a generation, just at a bad time, because another was born which was touched by the magic wand ( Messi), “said Di Maria Infobae.

“The reality is shown in number. One has eight golden ball, the other five. There is a very big difference. Being world champion is another very big difference, having two copa Americas. There are many differences, a lot. And then you see it in the games, you see it every minute of each match, it plays as if it were in the courtyard. It achieves the same goal as always and continues to do it. And he has been doing it for 18, 20 years.

“Messi is the best in history”

Di Maria added that the longevity of Messi’s success has made him the best player in the history of world football.

“How long has he had the same thing?” And everyone says: “But you already know what he is going to do:” Well, go and mark him and he will still and he will always be 40 years old and will always Tiki-Taka, Tiki-Taka. It’s like that. But well, Cristiano is like that too. He has always made statements this way. It was always the same thing.

“For me, Leo (Messi) is the best in the world and the best in history, without a doubt.”