“Simply more subtle and elegant” - Bayern Munich superstar Thomas Muller settles GOAT debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Thomas Muller has heaped praise on Lionel Messi and named him the GOAT ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The German footballer claims that the Argentine makes the fans go to the stadium to watch his elegance on the pitch, something better than his Portuguese counterpart.
Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo has been an ongoing debate for nearly two decades. The two footballers have pushed each other beyond their limits, and that has kept the fans entertained on the pitch every season.
Speaking to DAZN, Muller put his weight behind Messi in the GOAT debate over Ronaldo.
He backed his pick by saying that the Argentine makes people want to go to the stadium to watch him play live and saying:
When Bayern Munich knocked out PSG in the UEFA Champions League earlier in 2023, Thomas Muller wasted no time mocking Lionel Messi.
He proclaimed that they always do well against the Argentine, while Cristiano Ronaldo is always a problem on the pitch.
He said:
He added:
Muller has come up against Messi 10 times for club and country and won seven of those matches. None of them have ended in draws, while the biggest win came in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final.
Meanwhile, Muller has faced Ronaldo five times and ended up on the winning side five times. He has lost four of those matches, but the two have never met in the final of any competition.
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