Kimpembe: 'Lionel Messi is too much' — why he prefers Messi to Ronaldo

Former Paris Saint-Germain defender Presnel Kimpembe, who shared a dressing room with Lionel Messi between 2021 and 2023, said the forward's arrival at PSG was 'Crazy... crazy... I was like a madman. When he arrives at PSG, you're just so happy. You tell yourself: 'The best player in the world is on my team.'' Asked to choose between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Kimpembe was clear: 'I like both, but I'd say Team Messi.

He's too strong. I also like Ronaldo a lot, because you know he's a hard worker. Messi was born with it. Ronaldo was also born with it, but he shaped it in his own way.' He added: 'Messi is too much, brother. When you played rondos with him, the technical quality...

you would try to press him but he had already seen everything and would fake you out... it was crazy.' Since leaving Paris, the two have taken different paths. Messi is now in Major League Soccer with Inter Miami, having extended his stay until 2028 and already netting three goals in his first three games of the 2026 season.

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