5 attributes in which Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo on FIFA 17

#4 Passing

Lionel Messi has learnt the art of passing from masters like Andres Iniesta

Let’s be honest, nothing about the behaviour of Cristiano Ronaldo even remotely suggests that his game is about passing the ball around. That was always meant for the lesser mortals like Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta who plied their trade for FC Barcelona and passed the ball around at speed so they could avoid being tackled.

Even at Manchester United, Ronaldo was never admired for his passing stats but for his scintillating dribbling skills with which he often frustrated teammates as much as he did opposition defences.

Lionel Messi, on the other hand, has grown up passing the ball for breakfast, lunch and dinner at Barcelona’s La Masia, along with ball retention masters like Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta and it is no surprise that passing the ball with a certain degree of authority comes naturally to him.

It is in no surprise that Lionel Messi receives a short passing rating of 88 while the Real Madrid man is lower down the order at a respectable 81.