Against Quote by Alessandro Nesta

I played against Maradona and he was a great player like Messi too.

— Marco van Basten

I was lucky enough to play with Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Cristiano... but Messi is different; he makes everything look so easy, so effortless -…

— Raul

I didn't mind playing against Ronaldo. He wasn't as quick as me over the first few yards, I always felt that I could stick…

— Wayne Bridge

You can't compare my game with Messi's, Neymar's, or Cristiano Ronaldo's.

— Thomas Muller

I was always Team Cristiano. My brother was always Team Messi.

— Bruno Fernandes

To play against Cristiano and Messi, it is always complicated.

— Bernardo Silva

I have played against greats, like Ronaldo and Hazard. But I love watching Messi's touch of the ball, his style.

— Marco Verratti

It's harder to defend against Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo.

— Thiago Silva

For me, the best player in the world is Messi, but the second one is Cristiano.

— Giovani Dos Santos

I already played against Ronaldo at international level and it was tough, but I have fond memories, as it was personally a positive game.

— Matthijs de Ligt

Cristiano and Messi are different. Each one has their own history and credit.

— Marcelo

Cristiano is unlucky to be playing in the same era as Messi. Ronaldo is a very good player, but Messi is even better.

— Henrik Larsson