Cristiano Ronaldo slammed in GOAT debate by Kyiv boss as he praises Messi's work ethic

Dynamo Kyiv head coach Mircea Lucescu has taken a sly dig at Cristia Ronaldo just a day before his side's Champions League clash against Juventus on Tuesday. Although Ronaldo won't feature for Old Lady in opening UCL game against Kyiv due to a positive COVID-19 test last week, Lucescu weighed in on G.O.A.T. debate and revealed why he preferred Lionel Messi over Portuguese superstar. Ukrainian Premier League table-toppers will face Juventus, Barcelona and Ferencvaros in Champions League group sts over  next few months. 

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Dynamo Kyiv boss Mircea Lucescu takes a swipe at Cristia Ronaldo, explains preference towards Messi

While speaking to reporters ahead of Dynamo Kyiv's UCL encounter against Juventus, Mircea Lucescu explained why he preferred Barcelona's Lionel Messi over Cristia Ronaldo. 75-year-old began by saying, "I've come across Ronaldo and Messi on several occasions in career and will come up against m again soon. I have to tell my players what y are both like and how to go about defending against m."

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Lucescu n went on to describe two players. "Messi is short and incredible in dribbling in tight areas, he has plenty of self-confidence and a change in acceleration as well which is very difficult to defend against. With Ronaldo, it's different because he's a different kind of player who loves to score plenty of goals but he also needs plenty of to work with."

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Romanian n added that Messi has unique ability to change games by himself but Ronaldo needs help of his teammates to score those goals. " thing with Messi is that he can do plenty of things on his own, including scoring and creating. I'm t saying that Ronaldo doesn't work hard because he can do things by himself from 20 metres out or in penalty area but he prefers to take advant of created by his teammates." Lucescu concluded by stating that both Ronaldo and Messi are special and "really strong players". 

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Champions League live: Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus preview 

Dynamo Kyiv will face Juventus on Matchday 1 of UCL in Group G on Tuesday, October 20. game between Dynamo Kyiv and Juventus is scheduled to kick off at 7:55 pm local time (10:25 pm IST). Cristia Ronaldo and Weston McKennie are set to miss clash due to positive COVID-19 tests. 

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