Former England boss Fabio Capello reckons of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, the Barca player is the more skilful. "Cristiano is a powerful player, with very good technique, but he does not possess the pure technical skill of Messi," Capello told AS.
Ronaldo and Messi are the only active players in La Liga to have scored over 100 goals in Spain's top domestic league, but Capello believes the latter has the edge in terms of technique.
"Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi are two extraordinary players but they are different," said the Russia manager, who attempted to sign Messi on loan for Juventus in 2005.
"Leo Messi is a very difficult player to play against.
"When I saw Messi play I knew he was special. I could see that he could do things that didn't occur to other players."
