Football fans took to social media to slam FIFA 21's player ratings after the popular video game placed Lionel Messi as the highest-rated for the upcoming edition.
The Argentine, whose Barcelona team failed to win a trophy last season, was given a rating of 93 by EA Sports, with Cristiano Ronaldo one lower on 92 as both stars were rated higher than Champions League winner Robert Lewandowski who had an exceptional season for Bayern Munich but was rated at 91.
Messi and Ronaldo have shared the accolade of being world's best players for many years but many felt Lewandowski outperformed the pair in 2019-20, scoring an incredible 55 goals in all competitions on his way to securing the treble with the Bavarians.
The statistics released by the much-loved video game are often a key source of debate for fans over who should be regarded as the world's best players.
Several fans referred to Lewandowski's Bayern's 8-2 drubbing of Messi's Barcelona as a reason why the Polish striker should have been ahead of him in the latest issue.
'Messi is the highest rated player in FIFA 21. Just reminding you his team went trophyless and their last match was 8-2', was the opinion of @drFateTT after the much-anticipated ratings were released on social media.
Fans also took aim at Ronaldo coming in at the higher ranking with @iLatif writing 'Ronaldo did nothing apart from scoring penalties last season but EA sports decided to give him a higher rating on than Lewandowski who was supposed to win Balon D’or'.
@apolosolicandrew agreed, saying 'Argument should've been about Ronaldo being above Lewandowski'
Messi still managed an impressive 31 goals and 26 assists last campaign but his side spent much of the season in crisis after surrendering their La Liga lead to rivals ReaL Madrid before their quarter-final humiliation in Europe.
Ronaldo also managed a more-than-impressive 37 goals and seven assists as the 35-year-old helped Juventus lift the Serie A title last season.
Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne - the highest Premier League player - plus Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak, are all next in the pecking order with a 91 rating in FIFA 21.
Liverpool's title-winning defender Virgil van Dijk, plus his club-mates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, have 90 ratings on the game, as does cover star Kylian Mbappe of PSG and France.
The game is set to be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows on October 9.
ishti
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These ratings are defying the logic
lilleon
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i remember dreamleague soccer after seeing this,he was the best there. he's always the best....even in games
Manchester❄DNA
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Well done FIFA😑🚫
Yiyabelmo
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the truth is, rating is not just about what you achieved in a season. it's what you're capable of. lewandowski is an amazing finisher, but please, nobody is a better football player than lionel messi. ronaldo and Messi have been the two best in the world in both achievements and ability over the past decade and are still playing at the top level. lewa has an amazing season but do you really think it justifies for him to become higher rates than the legends Messi and Ronaldo? think about this well. the fact that they even reduced both ronaldo and messi's ratings show that it's reflecting on their performance and team performance but you can't expect them to go so far as to make lewandowski higher rates than them
❤Ràshnîc❤
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Ramos deserve 91 rating, he's the 3rd best player after Ronaldo and Messi
Kingdemous
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This is even more interesting 😁😁
ronnie_luv
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there's just one Bayern player in the Top rankings, awful. Muller, Thiago and Neuer should have atleast been 89-90 in my opinion. And, Ramos should have also been there, he still is the best.
Elman_jr
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These ratings are defying the logic
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Bayern are signed to PES but still a disgrace that they won a treble n got this
Davichi
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Well done FIFA😑🚫
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You guys follow football, but don't know the difference between "Physical fitness" and "Physicality"... Physical fitness has to do with body structure; one's muscular build. In this case Ronaldo will win over Busquets. Physicality has to do with a player's strength when in contact with another player in order to overpower your opponent... defensive players generally have more physicality than other players as a result of their duty on the field. In this case Busquets will win over Ronaldo.
IMPALER
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These ratings are defying the logic
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This rating is all biased as there are 10 barca players who got 85+ rating including Pique, busqets and alba(had their worst season, went trophy less, 8-2, knocked out of super cup and Copa Delray) and only 7 bayern players who just won the treble... I mean even barca players agreed they had a very bad season and their performance was bad... So inconvenient.... 🤦♂️
❤Ràshnîc❤
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Guess what? haters will always hate, but Messi will always be the best.
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Bro Messi is always given high rating even when he does nothing on the pitch. So it's fair enough to say the rating are biased.
lllMehranlll
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Ramos deserve 91 rating, he's the 3rd best player after Ronaldo and Messi
you're crazy, lewandiwski score 15 goals in cl an 55 combined and still ramos is the best?
Gunners4ever❤
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Ramos deserve 91 rating, he's the 3rd best player after Ronaldo and Messi
True Ramos was amazing. For me the 2nd best player in LaLiga last season after Messi.
gjjsjanhudube
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These ratings are defying the logic
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Hendersons rating is fine. Thiago should be higher. Henderson has an amazing season