Gerard Pique believes that as much as Cristiano Ronaldo is talented, he is only good among humans, a world where his rival Lionel Messi does not exist. The controversial Spaniard, who scored Barca’s only goal in last Saturday’s Clasico at Nou Camp, claimed that his teammate Lionel Messi is not human, and that the Argentine could not be compared to his Portuguese rival.
Pique has been vocal and controversial lately in matters concerning football banter between the two perennial rivals. The 29-year-old has earned himself a solid reputation of trolling his rivals at the Santiago Bernabeu, and his latest comment during an interview with BT Sport is widely seen as an indirect troll aimed at 31-year-old Ronaldo, who scored the winning goal for Los Blancos at Nou Camp in El Clasico last weekend. .jpg)
Interestingly, the Ronaldo and Pique were teammates at Man United before the latter decided to go back to Spain. In his tenure in the English Premier League, Pique won a Premier League title and the Champions League alongside CR7 in the 2007/08 season.
Before joining Man United, the outspoken defender also played alongside Lionel Messi at Barca’s La Masia academy.
After returning to Spain, he won five La Liga titles, three Copa del Reys, and three Champions League titles.
During the interview, he revealed:
"We are talking about two of the best players, not just in the world but the history of this sport.
"I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has. I mean, he has the ball and his speed controlling the ball. The ball doesn't go two metres far from his foot, it's always there. It's impossible to catch him, this talent I didn't see from anyone
"Cristiano Ronaldo is such a different player, they are very different. He is tall, strong, he's really complete. He can do anything. He can do goals with the head, free-kicks, penalties, take one on one.’’
Then he dropped the bombshell:
"But for me it's like Messi is not human but Cristiano is the best of the humans."
Los Blagrauna are preparing to face rivals Atletico Madrid in the quater-finals of the UEFA Champions League at the Nou Camp today. The second leg fixture will be played at the Vincente Calderon Stadium a on April 12, 2016.
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