Joachim Low picks Messi over Cristiano: 'He's a genius'

• Messi is the most complete player according to the Germany boss

Low told Bild: "I would stick with Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo is sensational, a very good professional, an incredible goalscoring machine for many years, but Messi is the most complete player I have seen.

"On top of scoring goals, he's a genius who provides 30 to 40 assists every season for 10 years, as well as scoring 50 or so goals. The speed that he eludes rivals at makes him uncatchable, he can leave eight or nine players behind him."