The Spanish midfielder has praised the likes of both the players as the fans around the world often compare the two footballing juggernauts.
In the most recent season of the Spanish La Liga, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 were once again face-to-face in terms of the Pichichi award.
Last season it was Ronaldo who managed to snatch the title away from Messi as he scored the highest amount of goals in the history of the Spanish La Liga.
However, this time round, the Argentinean maestro showed the world why he is widely considered to be one of the best players in the world, scoring 50 goals in the Spanish La Liga and 22 more in other competitions.
This made Lionel Messi not only the Pichichi award winner; in fact, he also managed to win the European golden boot.
With both these players going head-to-head in each and every edition of all the competitions they both are a part of, fans around the world often compare them and measure whether which of the two is a better player.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 recently gave his voice to this particular debate, admitting that both the players are extraordinary for their respective teams and no one can be labelled as the ‘best in the world’ as compared to the other.
The Spanish midfielder, who plays for Real Madrid, believes that while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
He also stated that everyone should be thankful about the fact that they are living in this era as all the footballing fans can witness the likes of such phenomenal players.
While giving out an exclusive interview to ESPN Star, Xabi Alonso said:
"They are different but they are outstanding players."
"It's a privilege for us to be living such a golden era of Spanish football. Not just the national team, but in La Liga as well-it's historic that both of them, they have scored over 40 goals in La Liga - that's absolutely incredible."
"For Barca, they are lucky to have Messi and for us, we are very, very lucky to have Cristiano."
Messi and Ronaldo are once again in contention to win the Ballon d’Or award. This time Messi has managed to score more goals than the Portuguese captain. However, Ronaldo can boast about the Spanish La Liga title.
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