Mario Balotelli has hailed Lionel Messi as the best player in the world after he almost single-handedly tore Liverpool to shreds in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The Argentine scored a brace, that included an insane physics-defying free-kick to give the Catalans a healthy 3-0 advantage ahead of the return leg next week.
Afterward, Balotelli took shots at anyone comparing Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Please, for the sake of football, don’t ever compare Messi to the #7 of Juventus.” he captioned a boomerang video of the celebrations.
Messi, 31, has now scored 600 career goals for the La Liga giants, joining an illustrious list of names including Pele and Ronaldo.
