Van Basten: 'People who think Ronaldo is better than Messi know nothing about football'

Addressing the debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, AC Milan legend Marco van Basten told Corriere della Sera: “Cristiano Ronaldo is a great player, but those who claim that he is better than Messi don't understand anything about football or say it in bad faith.

“Messi is unique, inimitable and unrepeatable. Players like him appear every 50 or 100 years.

“As a child he fell into the pot of football genius.”

This is definitely big praise for Messi coming from one of the best strikers in football history. Leo had a relatively underwhelming first season at PSG last season, as compared to Ronaldo scoring 18 Premier League goals for Man United.

But the Argentine also won his 7th Ballon d’Or trophy in 2021. Ronaldo has 2 fewer Ballon d’Or titles than him and will have to work hard to equal his rival in that regard.

Source: Corriere della Sera