I don't get why people constantly need to compare players. Messi is a great player, one of the best we will ever see. His record at one of the top clubs in the world domestically and in Europe speaks for itself.

I'm sure he would love to add a world cup but at least he has had a chance to play there, many of the worlds best over the years haven't even had that.

Ronaldo or Maradona could have been his strike partner last night and it would have had little effect as they were well beaten in two thirds of the pitch and had no desire or team spirit to even attempt to bridge the gap in quality.