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#3 Deco
Now for a change, we will deal with someone who played with Cristiano Ronaldo in international football and with Lionel Messi at the club level.
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Portuguese playmaker Deco played with Lionel Messi at Barcelona while he had the privilege of playing with Cristiano Ronaldo at Portugal. Interestingly, Deco doesn't choose one of the two as the better player, instead terming both as great.
However, Deco went for the Brazilian sorcerer Ronaldinho as the absolute best he has played with simply because of the things he could do with the ball when he was in his prime.
Verdict: Split.
#2 Paulo Dybala
Paulo Dybala currently plays with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus and has struck up quite a partnership with the Portuguese genius in Turin despite the club undergoing a bit of a transition.
Dybala, who is one of the mainstays in the Argentina team, has travelled with Lionel Messi to major international tournaments. However, unsurprisingly, he also vouches that the two maestros are great in their own right.
"I can study them every day. Who doesn't want to play with the best? We are talking about two phenomenal players; two players who are one or two steps above the rest."- Dybala.
Verdict: Split.
#1 Gerard Pique
Veteran Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has been a part of many great battles with Lionel Messi, most of which they won during the club's heydays.
The multiple trophy-winning centre-half is still a pillar at the club along with the Argentine magician. He also played with Cristiano Ronaldo during his formative years at Manchester United.
Having watched both Messi and Ronaldo from close quarters, Gerard Pique understandably recognises the genius in both. However, he sums up quite eloquently why he thinks that Messi is ahead.
“Cristiano is a perfect machine, a hard worker who always wants to improve,” Pique ( Voetbal Magazine).
“But for me it’s like Messi is not human, but (Ronaldo) is the best of the humans.”- Pique (BT Sport)
Verdict - Lionel Messi.
