Ronaldo confirms Messi is the greatest player he has ever played against

Man Utd striker and Portugal international, Cristiano Ronaldo has finally admitted that PSG star and Argentina international Lionel Messi is the greatest player he has ever played against.

Recall that when the two football stars were in the Spanish league where they played for Barcelona and Real Madrid, their matches was always one of the most watched when they meet and it always end on who was the greatest between the two.

With Ronaldo and Messi now playing in different leagues, the Portugal international In an interview with former CNN host, Piers Morgan confirmed Messi was the greatest he has ever played with in his career.

Morgan in the Mail on Sunday wrote: “‘Who’s the greatest footballer you’ve ever played against?’ I asked Cristiano Ronaldo.

He revealed the discussion took place at 1am on the candlelit terrace of Ronaldo’s favourite restaurant in Turin, Italy when he was still playing for Juventus before his recent sensational return to Manchester United.

Morgan revealed Ronaldo responded by saying ‘Messi.’

The former CNN host expressed his surprise that Ronaldo would name his biggest rival.

“For sure. He is the best I’ve played against,” Ronaldo added.