Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has clarified his comments about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has clarified his comments about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo during the World Cup last month. He said that "without a doubt" he would choose Lionel Messi. "Messi is very good, but he's very good because he's accompanied by fantastic players [at Barça]," Simeone told Atlético assistant Germán Burgos in the audio message. "If you had to choose between Messi and Ronaldo for an average team, who would you go for?" However, speaking ahead of Atlético's International Champions Cup pre-season game against Paris Saint-Germain in Singapore on Monday, Simeone said: "I'd always choose Messi [over Ronaldo], without a doubt." "When I said what I did about Messi and Ronaldo, I wasn't talking about who is the best player in the world. I was saying that in a team of average players, Ronaldo would probably be a better fit.But, when surrounded by top players, Messi is the best in the world," later he continued.

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