The iconic rivals are the two best players of the past 10-15 years, according to the Barcelona boss.
The Dutchman has refused to be dragged into the neverending debate ahead of Barca’s Champions League clash with Juventus.
“It’s fantastic that these two players have been so long at this top level in the world,” Ronald Koeman told the pre-Juventus press conference of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as quoted by Goal.
“They are the best players, in my opinion, in the last 10-15 years. Being successful all this time is incredible. It’s a great compliment to those players.
“They are different, but they have incredible stats about scoring goals, hat-tricks, about winning prizes.
“It’s not nice to say who is better because both are incredible, I admire both players because they gave us so many nice evenings with great goals, with great titles. Let’s hope we can enjoy them tomorrow night.”
There’s probably no need to mention the iconic rivals’ respective achievements ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League encounter with Juve on Tuesday.
What’s is certain is that Koeman risks the wrath of many Barca fans by statements like that.
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