Francisco 'Paco' Buyo (60 years old) is a former Spanish goalkeeper who won 13 official titles with Real Madrid. This information is essential to understand why he claimed that Lionel Messi is an overrated player, a rather unsubtle way to suggest that Cristiano Ronaldo is better.
"Lionel Messi is a big lie. Barcelona has great players around Messi. He is not as decisive as you believe," said Buyo during a debate on the Spanish program, El Chiringuito de los Jugones. "What does Messi need it for? To win the league and the Copa del Rey? Great players prove themselves by winning the Champions League, the World Cup, or the Copa America. Messi has nothing to show."
Lionel Messi is (once again) viral for an overhead kick in Argentina's training.
According to the former goalkeeper, Barcelona has the ability to spend millions of dollars to surround Lionel Messi with the best players in the world, in addition to having had the on-field support of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi for many years. The program host, Josep Pedrerol, defended the same thesis. "Messi watched the last three finals from home. Cristiano Ronaldo was in all three and won them."
During the recently ended season, the Argentine forward won the Spanish league and the Copa del Rey with Barcelona. One week ago, he joined the Argentina National Team in Buenos Aires, which will debut in the 2018 FIFA World Cup against Iceland on June 16, corresponding to Group D.