Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in a Classical in Santiago Bernabéu

It WENT BACK To REFLECT IN THE CLASSICAL

The painful comparison of Lineker between Messi and Cristiano

Published:24/12/2017 - 12:48h

Updated:24/12/2017 - 14:33h

Although in 2017 the titles have smiled to the Real Madrid and to Cristiano Ronaldo, the comparison with Leo Messi still is very painful. During the duel against the FC Barcelona, Gary Lineker took out to the light a statistics that puts in doubt to the Balloon of Gold

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The Classical of Santiago Bernabéu was a battle that the FC Barcelona won thanks to the strength of his community, but between the individual duels, the focuses went back to situate on Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. While the Argentinian led to his in what it finish being a goleada, the Portuguese sank victim of his own errors. The comparison does not sustain .

The one who went back to open the debate was Gary Lineker, ex player of the Barcelona group, Leicester and Chelsea and now prestigious presenter and commentator in the Premier League. The English did not lose the clash by excellence of LaLiga, and through the social networks left a data that puts in doubt the election of the Balloon of Gold.

The ex forward did echo of another user that quoted the attainments of Messi in 2017: "More goals, more assistances, more occasions created, more dribblings successfully, more balloons filtered, more key passes, more man of the party. THE BEST OF ALL TIME".

But Lineker besides, accompanied it with an aim. "Balloon of Gold in 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo", signalled, beside an emoticono with the open arms and indicating that it does not have felt. After any of the replies received, the British insisted: "it Is for the best player or for the best player of the best team? Master to Cristiano but Messi is better footballer".

The best, of far

It is not the first time that Gary Lineker leaves clear the superiority of Leo Messi in front of the rest of applicants to better player of the world. It does few days, the English answered to a criticism of Philip Lahm in which it complained that the Balloon of Gold has turned into a prize to the popularity. 

"It could be that the best players, definitely in the last decade, have been leading. In fact, it could argue that, if it was really for the best footballer of the year in place of, in occasions, the best footballer of the best team, Messi would win it all theyears ", explained to the German, leaving clear that to international level neither there are too many doubts.

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