Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman has delivered his verdict on the eternal Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo debate. Speaking to ESPNFC's 'You have to Answer' series, he picked the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) talisman over Ronaldo.
However, there was not much time to explain his choice, as it was one of the many rapid-fire questions that were presented to the Frenchman.
Unlike some of the players who have weighed in on the debate having played with either one of them or both, Coman has not shared the pitch with either.
Coman has played for Cristiano Ronaldo's former club Juventus and is an academy product of Lionel Messi's current club PSG.
When asked to choose between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, he was to the point in his reply.
"Messi".
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo continue to divide opinion among fans and pundits alike. They have dominated the Ballon d'Or awards over the last two decades and are showing little sign of slowing down.
FIFA 2022 World Cup might prove to be the last dance for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the big prize
Kingsley Coman was injured when France won the World Cup in 2018 and will be hoping to play a key role in the title defense this time around. He has been in solid form with Bayern Munich, winning seven Bundesliga titles in a row and also picking up the UEFA Champions League title in the 2019-20 season.
The FIFA World Cup is the one big prize missing from the resume of both Ronaldo and Messi. They will likely be making their final appearance in the competition later this year in Qatar.
Messi had a poor goalscoring run last season, finding the back of the net just six times in his debut Ligue 1 with PSG. He looked sharp in the pre-season and will be looking to reach double-digits this term.
Ronaldo's future with Manchester United seems to be in limbo at the moment despite him finishing as the top-scorer across all competitions for the Premier League side.
Both PSG and Manchester United kick off their league campaigns over the weekend and both stars expected to be involved.
Chimobiorji
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Leo fans won’t skip🐐❤️
bahe
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ask who is better M10 vs CR7 professional players and Couches 95% they will choose MESSI over ronaldo ask portugal players and fans Manchester United players and real madrid players and fans they will CR7
nowhereee
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Took too many wrong decision in life,but never regretted idolizing Messi❤️
N0_N0NsENSE
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Nothing new here. Most of the time you will get the same answer (friends and family excluded) Lionel Messi the world knows who the real 🐐 is 🔥🔥🔥
Emmyjrs
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Everybody knows Messi is a Better Footballer Because of His intelligence & Football Brain.. But Ronaldo is an Icon. RONALDO is Incredible and no matter how People try, Nobody will ever match some of Ronaldo Achievement.❤💯
nowhereee
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Why there is still a debate of Messi and Ronaldo ? About 90 percent of players and coach choose Messi who have more knowledge more than us and those who haven't played with Messi and Ronaldo yet
ALEXANDERSALEKXZ10
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it's always
Yaigatake
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Absolutely nailed it Coman…Messi alway the king of kings
Vosto
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Messi means football in me, However, CR7 means forcing football in me i guess you now have the difference someone is natural and another one is a hard worker. so for me Messi is far ahead than CR7
dieeiklntu
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ONE IS THE GOAT
Ernestbigboy1
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Messi is d goat forever
nowhereee
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He knows to GOAT 🐐
JoyNg
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Different people different choice🔥🔥🔥 CR7 still remain THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME🐐🔥🔥
fizbizzie
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Why not me ?
Ciedenrz
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Messi is Messi, he offers more in football than any others assists, passing vision, player making, attacking, scoring etc ... while CR7 only scoring nowadays.