Posted on: 04:46 Thu, 11 Feb 2016



Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane believes
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the
world.

For countless times, there have been questions
as to whether the Portuguese forward is better
than his fierce rival Lionel Messi, or vice versa.
However, in the Zidane’s eyes, the former Man
United man comes second to none.

In an interview with Mexican newspaper
Record, the former France international was
asked whether Lionel Messi was the greater
player and this was his response:

“Cristiano Ronaldo is the best. People can say
what they like about Cristiano Ronaldo, but in
his heart he’s a good person. Messi is the rival
and that rivalry is great for the footballing
spectacle, it’s what the fans want to see.”

On the contrary, former Real Madrid boss
Rafael Benitez had quite a different response
to the same question in his reign at the
Santiago Bernabeu. During a pre-season tour of
Australia with Los Blancos, the Spaniard was
asked the same question and he responded:

“To say that he is one of the best in the world I
believe is sufficient,” Benítez said, before
digging a deeper hole for himself by adding: “It
is like asking my daughter if she prefers my
wife or me. The father or the mother. It’s not easy.”

This season, the Portuguese star has scored 30
goals and provided 10 assists in 29
appearances in all competitions (excluding
country). On the other hand, his Argentine
counterpart has scored 24 goals and provided
10 assists in 28 appearances.

In La Liga this season, Ronaldo has scored 19
goals and provided 7 assists in 23 appearances
while Messi has scored 12 goals and provided 5
assists in 17 appearances.

In the Champions League, Ronaldo has scored
11 goals and provided 3 assists in 6
appearances while Messi has scored 3 goals
and provided 1 assist in 3 appearances.