Barcelona legend Xavi has explained why Lionel Messi is superior to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Xavi is now playing in Qatar with Al Sadd.

He told The New Arab: "Ronaldo is a goalscorer, and Messi is also a goalscorer; however, Messi is a much better team player than Ronaldo.

"I think Messi is the best footballer in the world. In football, there are two important elements: fitness and intelligence. Ronaldo is very fit but Messi has both the fitness as well as the intelligence, so simply put he is better."