Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has chosen Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo because of Messi’s untouchable control on the pitch.

Appearing on the Beast Mode On Podcast, Iwobi explained that while Ronaldo had a crazy aura, Messi created an invisible radius where defenders could not tackle him.

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“That’s a tough one. It’s tough for me. I always say, Messi.”

“It’s also quite different because when I played against Ronaldo, don’t get me wrong, the aura is crazy, but it was a different stage of his career, it was just about efficiency, getting into the box and scoring.

“When I played against Messi at the Nou Camp, they had Neymar, Suarez, Iniesta, Xavi, and Dani Alves. There’s just names on names on names, and that was on my first Champions League start.

“You head out of the tunnel and the fans are chanting Messi’s name. Meanwhile, there are other superstars.

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“Neymar is small (height) and Messi is extra small, and I thought, no, there’s no way someone like this has this much presence. Every time he had the ball, it was like he had a radius around him that no one could come close to.

“Then a ball went to Messi. I tried to press him because I was tired of the force field he had around him, so I tried to mark him. He cut in and went past me, and I slipped. It comes out on every Messi compilation and I go, ‘Oh God’, that’s me again.”