{"id":41076,"date":"2025-08-22T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/muller-chooses-messi-over-cristiano-what-made-him-change-his-mind_314322_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:40:43","slug":"muller-chooses-messi-over-cristiano-what-made-him-change-his-mind_314322_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/muller-chooses-messi-over-cristiano-what-made-him-change-his-mind_314322_102.html","title":{"rendered":"M\u00fcller chooses Messi over Cristiano: what made him change his mind?"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Cristiano to Messi: M\u00fcller’s change surprises everyone. What made him decide on the Argentinian? We tell you the details<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

If there is a player on the international scene to whom the majority, whether fans or fellow professionals, usually surrender due to his talent, that is Leo Messi<\/a>. The Rosario native, although far from his best glories, still shows flashes of magic with Inter Miami<\/strong> in the MLS<\/strong>, a competition that has gradually welcomed several stars of world football who are facing the final stretches of their careers.<\/p>

In this line, one of the most recent signings of the American tournament is the historic former player of Bayern Munich<\/strong> and the German national team, Thomas M\u00fcller<\/strong>, new player of the Vancouver Whitecaps<\/strong>. The German took advantage of his nascent stage in the MLS<\/strong> to grant an interview in which he praised the way the Argentine striker plays.<\/p>

M\u00fcller changes his perception of Messi and Cristiano<\/h2>

In the first instance, M\u00fcller<\/strong> made a shocking revelation about the eternal debate between Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong> and Messi<\/strong>, stating: “There has always been this discussion of Cristiano and Messi<\/strong>, but both are crazy. In my first 10 years as a professional, I always went with Cristiano<\/strong>,” admitted the German striker.<\/p>

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Thomas M\u00fcller and Leo Messi in a match between Bayern Munich and PSG<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>

Subsequently, Thomas<\/strong> explained why he now places the Rosario native above the Portuguese: “<\/i>Messi<\/strong> is a bit more elegant in his way of playing<\/strong>. Now, being a little older and a little more ‘romantic’, I lean more towards style than performance.”<\/p>
HISTORY OF MATCHES: THOMAS M\u00dcLLER VS. LEO MESSI<\/strong><\/caption> \t
 <\/th> \t\t\tMATCHES<\/th> \t\t\tW<\/th> \t\t\tD<\/th> \t\t\tL<\/th> \t\t\tG<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead>
Leo Messi<\/td> \t\t\t10<\/td> \t\t\t3<\/td> \t\t\t0<\/td> \t\t\t7<\/td> \t\t\t3<\/td> \t\t<\/tr>
Thomas M\u00fcller<\/td> \t\t\t10<\/td> \t\t\t7<\/td> \t\t\t0<\/td> \t\t\t3<\/td> \t\t\t6<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>

In turn, the legend of Bayern Munich<\/strong> detailed the moment when his change of criteria occurred: “After Messi<\/strong> won the World Cup with Argentina, I’m going with him,” he confessed. And he closed his admiration with a forceful phrase: “He is the greatest player we have had in this sport<\/strong>,” he stated.<\/p>

M\u00fcller remembers his duels against FC Barcelona<\/h2>

Finally, M\u00fcller<\/strong> did not miss the opportunity to talk about FC Barcelona<\/a><\/strong>, a team against which he confessed that he did not know how they managed to decipher the formula: “In the end, I don’t know how it worked so well. We had great defeats against Barcelona<\/strong>, in 2015, when they won the Champions League<\/strong>, it was one of them, but in the end I don’t know how we did it,” he concluded.<\/p>

\ud83d\udccc HISTORY OF THOMAS M\u00dcLLER<\/strong> VS. FC BARCELONA<\/strong>:<\/p>