ANGEL DI MARIA shared his beardown presumption connected the heated GOAT enactment betwixt Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Di Maria, 37, has played with some Ronaldo, 40, and Messi, 37, passim his celebrated career.
Angel Di Maria addressed the GOAT statement betwixt Lionel Messi and Cristiano RonaldoGetty
Benfica prima Di Maria played with Ronaldo astatine Real MadridAFP
Di Maria has besides competed with Messi astatine ArgentinaAFPThe Benfica prima spent 4 years with CR7 astatine Real Madrid and 16 years with the eight-time Ballon d’Or victor astatine Argentina – 1 of which besides saw them linking up astatine Paris Saint-Germain.
And aft spending astir 2 decades with some shot legends, the Manchester United flop is adamant chap Argentine large Messi is the all-time best.
The winger addressed Ronaldo‘s caller interrogation connected LaSexta wherever helium erstwhile much stated his assertion that helium is the greatest.
However, the ex-Argentina planetary insists the numbers beg to disagree arsenic Messi has won everything and has much Ballon d’Or honours compared to the Portugal captain’s five.
The ex-Juventus prima admits Ronaldo is besides 1 of the top players, but was calved “at a atrocious time” erstwhile his biggest rival was “touched by the magic wand”.
Di Maria told Infobae: “I already cognize him [Ronaldo], I was with him for 4 years.
“I’m not amazed by Cristiano’s statements, helium ever made those statements, helium wanted to enforce what helium wants to beryllium , what helium ever tried to be, to beryllium the best.
“He was calved successful a generation… astatine a atrocious clip erstwhile different 1 was calved who was touched by the magic wand.
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“It shows successful numbers, it shows successful everything. One having 8 Ballon d’Ors, the different five, determination is simply a precise large difference.
“Having been satellite champion is different precise large difference, 1 having 2 Copa Americas and the different lone 1 Euro Cup is besides a large difference.
“There are galore differences, many. And then, you spot it successful the games, bash you recognize me?
“You spot it successful each infinitesimal of the crippled that 1 makes an effort successful everything and the different plays arsenic if helium were successful the backyard.
“Everyone knows what Leo is going to bash and helium hits the aforesaid extremity arsenic ever and keeps doing it.
“He’s been doing the aforesaid happening for 18 oregon 20 years and everyone says, ‘You cognize what he’s going to do’.
“Well, spell people him if you cognize what he’s going to do. And helium does the same.
“And he’ll inactive beryllium 40 years aged and he’ll inactive beryllium doing tiki taka, tiki taka. That’s however it is, but Cris is similar that too, helium ever declared himself that way, helium was ever the same.
“For maine Leo is the champion successful the satellite and the champion successful past without a uncertainty and past we’re astatine Benfica and helium [Cristiano] is from the rival [Sporting Lisbon].”
Ronaldo precocious stated his assertion that he’s the champion of each timeAP
Di Maria is adamant Messi is the top of each timeAlamy
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