Lionel Messi’s ability to both score and create goals means Germany boss Joachim Low would favour him in his team ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Debate over which of the two La Liga stars boasts the greater legacy is set to continue during the World Cup as they both seek to claim football’s biggest team prize for the first time.
Ronaldo will hope for a similar success Portugal enjoyed at Euro 2016 while Messi is seeking to atone for Argentina’s defeat in the final against Germany in 2014.
Low got the better of the Barcelona star in that match, but he would love to have the attacker in Germany colours over Real Madrid’s Ronaldo.
“I would stick with Messi,” Low told Bild.
“Cristiano Ronaldo is sensational, a very good professional, an incredible goalscoring machine for many years, but Messi is the most complete player I have seen.
“He is a great team player. He’s provided 30 to 40 assists for the last 10 years as well as scoring around 50 goals.
“He’s capable of leaving eight or nine players in his path and his goals always stay in your memory.”
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Low will look to lead Germany to back-to-back World Cup wins in Russia, a feat that has been managed by only two other nations.
