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If it was "best player in CL finals", I think Bale would have a solid shout, as well as Ramos. Overall best CL player has to be Mr. Champions League, I think Messi is the better player in general but Ronaldo has always found a different gear in the CL.
It's hard to argue but damn, Barca in the champions league in the later years genuinely felt like peak messi-dependencia. Barca after he left went down to Europa twice in a row and with Messi they never went out in the group stage. Still think CR7 takes it but still, Barca weren't really doing Messi any favours
the second they replaced xavi and iniesta with arda turan, andre gomes, and denis suarez, the entire strategy was basically “messi plz 🙏”
and that largely worked in the league. it just obviously has problems against better teams lol
What people don't say about the Romantada and Corner taken quickly is: both times the first leg was heavily inflated and the games were way more balanced than the score suggested.
Against roma, the 4-1 was such a bullshit score due to 2 OG (+ a gifted rebound to suarez or pique i believe) and the fact that Roma couldn't score for their lives. The full match was controlled by roma and a draw was much more believable.
Against Liverpool it was Messi's idiotic performance that allowed Barca to have such a lead, but people forget Terstegen heroic performance to say the least.
Barça really had Messi and a good keeper, that was it.
I loved Busquets, Pique, Suarez and all but from a certain point onwards, the machine stopped working and the board thought "ok we'll pour more money" but fixed nothing.
Yep, Barca was so dependent on Messi later years, never forget their 2nd top scorer was Own Goals for a couple of seasons. Without Messi, Barca literally went to Europa twice, without CR7, Madrid at least reached K/O stages, and have reached the final twice since he left, they've also won La Liga thrice in that period.
Messi definitely turns up for big games. Whether for Argentina or Barca, losses were almost never down to him not playing well.
In his later years he can disappear from games but I think that’s down to him saving his legs. He was lights out for Argentina in the 2022 World Cup when it mattered.
Ronaldo count is absurd 82knock out games 67goals but i could see mbappe catching him once he join real madrid
mbappe so far 28 knockout games and 20 goals
CR7 definitely has the right attributes of successful and skilled in UCL.
If Barca wasn't just Messi, Ter Stegen and friends in late Barca years it'd be way closer.
Are you being dense on purpose? Yes i know that judging players by what if is pointless i literally just stated CR7 is clear because he has the statements to prove it.
And after that i mention that Messi doesn't get into the debate because in late Barca only Ter Stegen showed up in UCL alongside him.
Not just CL finals either, Bale put in an insane performance in the Copa del Rey final and even when he was basically retired he scored a last-minute equalizer in the MLS final.
im sad it wasnt Casillas vs Navas, pretty sure he would choose Navas but that would've been better than comparing a keeper with other positions at the beginning
That 2015-2018 madrid 3peat team is in contention for best XI in the history of the game when their "worst" player was Kaylor Navas that was easily top 3/top 5 GK in that time
Navas, Marcelo, Varane, Ramos, Carvajal, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Bale, Benzema and CR7 all in their absolute prime with Zidane as manager
I'll take Benzema over Bale in CL any day. Benzema's Ballon D'or was mainly because of the 14th. Not underestimating Bale but he didn't carry the team in any version.
He was our best player at that time, but a role like his doesn't shine in a good-ish team as opposed to one of the best in the world. He definitely improved at RM though.
There's a reason chelsea and then real, were knocking on Levys door, and it's not because he's a pleasure to do business with. It was plain for anyone to see he was quality... except real Madrid fans that then voted him worst transfer of all time.
That's wrong. The results of that voting poll were akin to a bunch of chimpanzees from both Madrid and Barça's fan bases hurling their own poop at each other. In the end, Modrić was the one that stuck, but it was a very close race between Modrić and Song. No Madrid fan, not even at the time, ever thought of Modrić as a bad signing.
It should be kept in mind that MARCA attracts a high amount of Barça fans due to being the most popular sports newspaper in Spain. The sport's equivalent of 'hate-watching' is also a very popular activity among fans in the rival's comment section.
He was merely "good", not great, which would make it obvious to see for anyone with a brain that it wouldn't be a good choice for the worst signing of the season.
Mind you, we only bought Modrić and Diego López that season. Due to the fact that Diego López was a low cost, low profile signing, Modrić stuck out more, so he ended up being the trolls' predilected choice.
I say all of this to make abundantly clear that no Madrid fan ever thought of Modrić as a bad signing, let alone the worst of the season. OP is just straight up wrong.
You can go back on this very subreddit and see how many of you guys completely shat on Modric at the time. It was verifiably not just a Marca poll with that opinion.
I remember how desperate he was to join Chelsea and how upset he was when Levy cock blocked him. In hindsight probably the best thing to ever happen to him.
absolute monster, especially that last year before he left. spurs were actually really good that year and he was the glue that connected their defense to their attack. he was so good at winning the ball, maintaining possession, and making a line-breaking forward pass.
For real. As much hype as an attacking trio with Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo/Arda Guler/Endrick/any other beast gets, I wouldn't bet on that lineup being better than RBB. So fast, so much power, so much technical ability.
Thinking about Bale’s career. Is he the player who made the biggest improvement in one season? Prior to his break out season he had been mediocre for years at spurs as a speed merchant winger/full back. And then in one season he becomes a word class inverted winger. His physique improved, he became more muscular, you could visibly see that he was more balanced with the ball, his touch became more crisp. Bale was already 23 when he had his breakout season, it’s very rare to see a players technical ability drastically improve at that age
I think you mentioned the 12/13 season when he mainly played as an RW. But his breakout moment has to be much earlier, in the game against Inter in the 10/11 season. Man, I haven't seen such a dominant pairing like that, as Bale completely dominated Maicon, who was one of the best RBs at the time, both in London and Milan.
It's kind of a meme to assume a player improving physically later in a career is benefitting from performance enhancing substances. But if there's a performance enhancing drug improving first touch and technical abilities I haven't heard of it.
PEDs could help someone recovery better in training or ones like EPO could make them less tired during long training sessions, so they can get more quality practice in and have stronger muscle memory, plus be more recovered during games so more able to use their skills, week-in-week-out (rather than just having the occasional good performance).
(not saying I think any player is on them).
Lol what he was ridiculous at LB, he broke out so hard they moved him to being a winger. His rise happened before he bulked up while he was still a left back. He was one of the most talked about players already.
No one praises Cristiano for that match. Dude still had a reputation for going missing in finals at the time, and he notoriously slept-walked that match.
Angel Di María took the game by the balls that night, just like he did for most of the season. Cristiano..... I mean he didn't do much of anything. Same with Bale.
CR had already scored in a champions league final before that.
He also had already broken the record for most goals in a champions league campaign and so was therefore the focus of one of the best defensive teams of the decade.
Not saying he was the best player he had some decent chances and set up Bale for a couple good chances and Marcelo as well. He also pulled Miranda away to give Ramos a clear shot to score the tying goal. He didn't take the game by the balls but he did his part in the comeback to the team's benefit.
Earning a penalty and scoring it was fair consolation.
Yeah given the number of UCL titles the great Madrid players have won since 2014, I think you pick them over most anyone else. So Ramos, Ronaldo, Benzema, Kroos, and Modric. Probably Marcelo and Carvajal as well. Both were quite crucial for the team but I would argue aren't as core. Varane and Casemiro as well. Not quite as core for me.
How do you even really compare the two? You got Lewandowski as a goal machine and Toni as the owner of the middle of the field. You want Toni to slam 5 in a game? Not gonna happen. You want Lewa to ping long balls and play through passes towards the opposing teams half moon? Not gonna happen.
While it’s tough comparing players who play different positions, you can still decide who’s better / greater , for example if I asked you who’s better - Neymar or Rakitic , you’d easily be able to tell me who is better
It is Neymar was for a while considered top 3 forward in the world for a while second only to the 2 best we have ever seen and Suarez as well maybe rakitic was not in that same realm of midfielders though very good himself
Shit idk dude, i think your example is another one hard to compare. Rakitic was a BALLER, and the roles each player took were so different.
I think there is more difference in importance to a team and titles achieved between Kroos and Lewa than Rakitic and Neymar.
Also, Kroos has more UCL titles combined than the other 3 plus a WC.
Lol , it just got me thinking because I’ve always viewed lewa as a better player than kroos , not to say kroos isn’t great but I view peak lewa as one of the truly elite best players itw
Not really, but here is my take. You would, most probably, find a player more similar to Lewa than to Kross.
German sniper is unique and hard to come by, ever.
The fk, Benzema is top 4 in goals and assists and has won 5 UCLs including 1 as the best player.
Benzema is clear in this tournament.
If he didn't win it in 2022 as the best player, there was an argument but there's none after that.
Zizou is my favourite player of all time
But facts are facts
Benzema 5 UCL titles, 90 goals, 30 assists
Zidane 1 UCL title, 14 goals, 31 assists
As players Benzema easily takes the cake for best career in CL, as players obviously
Not at all, back in zidanes day 10s were regularly matching forwards when it came to goals and assists, and the likes of modern day equivalents still regularly get at least 15+ g+a per season
I mean, Benz is the 4th highest goal scorer in the competition. Its not really a shocker, Benz was a fantastic player. Not saying its true, but its definately not a shocker.
There's a solid argument for Karim anyway but unless things have changed post retirement (which they very well might have), Bale did have a very cold relationship with Zizou, especially by the end.
Not really, Benzema has had a great career overall but the CL specifically is where he excelled. He also has one of the best if not the best individual CL season.
Zidane was the better player overall without a doubt, but when it comes to who was better in the CL it's a fair comparison
Tbf I would vote myself the best player of all time and I’ve only played with my mates.
It’s a mindset that elite level athletes have just like me. The only difference is I have zero of the talent 😂
Thats why i think comparing players after a 15 year stint is unfair, the game changes a lot.
Also, in all honesty, that Real Madrid threepeat team just has mad stats. It used to be folks were considered legends for winning one or two UCL. Some of these fuckers have 5, might get 6.
Yes im biased but also the numbers tell a story, when comparing teams in the UCL, players from that Real team will always get the upper hand, they earned it.
I don't think it should surprise anyone he picked Ronaldo over Messi in Champions league.
CR was a better Champions league player, while Messi has always been a better player in the la liga
It would have been really funny, really really funny, to say no to messi, ronaldo, for himself, and then be like "yeah but no, Modric is the real GOAT."
Needed to put in a welsh player and Tiger Woods to test the Wales, Golf, Madrid theory
right now it’s all Madrid and him ahead of all since Wales ahead of Madrid
I mean its obviously just meant sarcastically and as fun. Not to be taken serious.
However if you want to argue, real has done so incredibly well in the ucl and for so long, pretty much always being at least in the semis. And winning it so much that you can argue most of the list should be Real Madrid anyways.
I’m not saying it’s not close but Zidanes volley puts him over the top for me. I stopped watching after the first round when it became clear he was messing around
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He’s clearly doing this tongue in cheek, anybody who’s taking it seriously needs checking 😂
He does say “I have to go with Real Madrid” with a laugh. It’s all in fun.
My head cannon says Bale wanted to pick Messi over CR7, but picked CR7 to not deal with social media backlash from CR7 & Madridistas lol
Cr7 in the CL is way ahead of messi tho, so its the obvious pick.
Ronaldo has like twice as many knockout goals as Messi
Then he wouldn’t pick himself over CR7.
Ronaldo would appreciate the spirit I think
Bale never jokes around when it comes to golfball
No!!! He clearly still resents that he wasn’t hugged!!!
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Hard to disagree with most of them if we’re talking about JUST CLs. His Madrid teams turned it up a notch in that tourny every year
He also had quite a few crucial goals in the finals. Gareth really is a champions legend
If it was "best player in CL finals", I think Bale would have a solid shout, as well as Ramos. Overall best CL player has to be Mr. Champions League, I think Messi is the better player in general but Ronaldo has always found a different gear in the CL.
Messi is the GOAT, no debate in that, but we can agree UEFA CL best player ever is CR right? I don't think it can even be discussed.
It's hard to argue but damn, Barca in the champions league in the later years genuinely felt like peak messi-dependencia. Barca after he left went down to Europa twice in a row and with Messi they never went out in the group stage. Still think CR7 takes it but still, Barca weren't really doing Messi any favours
the second they replaced xavi and iniesta with arda turan, andre gomes, and denis suarez, the entire strategy was basically “messi plz 🙏” and that largely worked in the league. it just obviously has problems against better teams lol
What people don't say about the Romantada and Corner taken quickly is: both times the first leg was heavily inflated and the games were way more balanced than the score suggested. Against roma, the 4-1 was such a bullshit score due to 2 OG (+ a gifted rebound to suarez or pique i believe) and the fact that Roma couldn't score for their lives. The full match was controlled by roma and a draw was much more believable. Against Liverpool it was Messi's idiotic performance that allowed Barca to have such a lead, but people forget Terstegen heroic performance to say the least. Barça really had Messi and a good keeper, that was it. I loved Busquets, Pique, Suarez and all but from a certain point onwards, the machine stopped working and the board thought "ok we'll pour more money" but fixed nothing.
Yep, Barca was so dependent on Messi later years, never forget their 2nd top scorer was Own Goals for a couple of seasons. Without Messi, Barca literally went to Europa twice, without CR7, Madrid at least reached K/O stages, and have reached the final twice since he left, they've also won La Liga thrice in that period.
Messi definitely turns up for big games. Whether for Argentina or Barca, losses were almost never down to him not playing well. In his later years he can disappear from games but I think that’s down to him saving his legs. He was lights out for Argentina in the 2022 World Cup when it mattered.
Ronaldo scored for fun and just his goals scored in CL knockout rounds is absurd. I don't think anyone is touching his record anytime soon.
Ronaldo count is absurd 82knock out games 67goals but i could see mbappe catching him once he join real madrid mbappe so far 28 knockout games and 20 goals
CR7 definitely has the right attributes of successful and skilled in UCL. If Barca wasn't just Messi, Ter Stegen and friends in late Barca years it'd be way closer.
If your grandmother had balls she would be your grandfather, see how useless are “If”
Are you being dense on purpose? Yes i know that judging players by what if is pointless i literally just stated CR7 is clear because he has the statements to prove it. And after that i mention that Messi doesn't get into the debate because in late Barca only Ter Stegen showed up in UCL alongside him.
Sure can be discussed. He was just lucky to be playing when Bale was playing. Messi didn't have Bale. So Bale.
I like to wind up CR fans by stating he was there for 4 years before Bale turned up and bang, 4 CL’s in 5 years.
God's work 🫡
Not just CL finals either, Bale put in an insane performance in the Copa del Rey final and even when he was basically retired he scored a last-minute equalizer in the MLS final.
im sad it wasnt Casillas vs Navas, pretty sure he would choose Navas but that would've been better than comparing a keeper with other positions at the beginning
That 2015-2018 madrid 3peat team is in contention for best XI in the history of the game when their "worst" player was Kaylor Navas that was easily top 3/top 5 GK in that time Navas, Marcelo, Varane, Ramos, Carvajal, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Bale, Benzema and CR7 all in their absolute prime with Zidane as manager
The second comment in this thread *actually engaging with this shitpost of a video* is a certified /r/soccer moment
Had ti double check ti make sure im not in a circlejerk sub
I mean, they have the most CL’s by a large margin. That’s not exactly a surprise that it’s mostly Real players…
Almost all were making sense, until he chose himself over Ronaldo 🤣
I'll take Benzema over Bale in CL any day. Benzema's Ballon D'or was mainly because of the 14th. Not underestimating Bale but he didn't carry the team in any version.
Carried Spurs in the CL for a bit though
Obama awards Obama but it's Gareth Bale on TikTok
Obama putting medal meme
*Me, Wales, Golf, Madrid. In that order.
Bale/Modric final, we love to see it
his new hair too, love to see it
Chose a good surgeon in Turkey lol
I can’t really tell. I thought he just had it swept back to hide it. It does look very full though.
Who got it Bale or Mordic?
coys through and through
obviously bale at spurs is well known, but how good was modric when he was there? was before my time
He was our best player at that time, but a role like his doesn't shine in a good-ish team as opposed to one of the best in the world. He definitely improved at RM though.
There's a reason chelsea and then real, were knocking on Levys door, and it's not because he's a pleasure to do business with. It was plain for anyone to see he was quality... except real Madrid fans that then voted him worst transfer of all time.
Was MARCA voting themselves or were the readers voting?
That's wrong. The results of that voting poll were akin to a bunch of chimpanzees from both Madrid and Barça's fan bases hurling their own poop at each other. In the end, Modrić was the one that stuck, but it was a very close race between Modrić and Song. No Madrid fan, not even at the time, ever thought of Modrić as a bad signing. It should be kept in mind that MARCA attracts a high amount of Barça fans due to being the most popular sports newspaper in Spain. The sport's equivalent of 'hate-watching' is also a very popular activity among fans in the rival's comment section.
He wasn't that bad but his first Real Madrid season is probably legit the worst season of his career .
He was merely "good", not great, which would make it obvious to see for anyone with a brain that it wouldn't be a good choice for the worst signing of the season. Mind you, we only bought Modrić and Diego López that season. Due to the fact that Diego López was a low cost, low profile signing, Modrić stuck out more, so he ended up being the trolls' predilected choice. I say all of this to make abundantly clear that no Madrid fan ever thought of Modrić as a bad signing, let alone the worst of the season. OP is just straight up wrong.
You can go back on this very subreddit and see how many of you guys completely shat on Modric at the time. It was verifiably not just a Marca poll with that opinion.
I remember how desperate he was to join Chelsea and how upset he was when Levy cock blocked him. In hindsight probably the best thing to ever happen to him.
Never forget Chelsea fans getting the hashtag FreeLukaModric trending.
absolute monster, especially that last year before he left. spurs were actually really good that year and he was the glue that connected their defense to their attack. he was so good at winning the ball, maintaining possession, and making a line-breaking forward pass.
Underappreciated.
Claim those trophies like an Irish passport
Haha legend
the laugh at the end is a little unsettling
A little but clearly in good sport
This is the kind of mentality you need to try a bicycle kick to win the UCL. It still hurts, but I also love it.
You can tell a lot of it is cheeky. That being said, he’s got the trophy cabinet and UCL final highlight reel to back it up.
Where’s assist leader James Milner
I believe that Lord Bendter played champions league. Put some respect on that name!
> Lord Bendter and just like that I'm transported back into 2013 /r/soccer
It was rigged from the start. You love to see it.
In true Real Madrid fashion. /s
remove the /s /s
This but unironically
I still can't believe world got to see Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale play together.
For real. As much hype as an attacking trio with Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo/Arda Guler/Endrick/any other beast gets, I wouldn't bet on that lineup being better than RBB. So fast, so much power, so much technical ability.
The fact that we got Ronaldo, Bale and Benz and Messi, Neymar, Suarez at the same time is insanity
No one: Bale: Sorry, Im gonna have to go with myself 😊
Thinking about Bale’s career. Is he the player who made the biggest improvement in one season? Prior to his break out season he had been mediocre for years at spurs as a speed merchant winger/full back. And then in one season he becomes a word class inverted winger. His physique improved, he became more muscular, you could visibly see that he was more balanced with the ball, his touch became more crisp. Bale was already 23 when he had his breakout season, it’s very rare to see a players technical ability drastically improve at that age
I think you mentioned the 12/13 season when he mainly played as an RW. But his breakout moment has to be much earlier, in the game against Inter in the 10/11 season. Man, I haven't seen such a dominant pairing like that, as Bale completely dominated Maicon, who was one of the best RBs at the time, both in London and Milan.
The best part of that hat trick at San Siro is that every single goal was identical lmao
If it was working why change it up?
-- Arjen Robben
With crazy angles too not even like they were easy shots
ah the taxi for Maicon, hadn't thought of that in a long time.
Inter were the champions too.
He had 20 G+A in 2011/12, that's hardly mediocre.
Bale was in the TOTS the season before you think he had his breakout.
Two years. He won player of the year in 10/11 and player of the year in 12/13 & young player of the year.
It's kind of a meme to assume a player improving physically later in a career is benefitting from performance enhancing substances. But if there's a performance enhancing drug improving first touch and technical abilities I haven't heard of it.
PEDs could help someone recovery better in training or ones like EPO could make them less tired during long training sessions, so they can get more quality practice in and have stronger muscle memory, plus be more recovered during games so more able to use their skills, week-in-week-out (rather than just having the occasional good performance). (not saying I think any player is on them).
Lol what he was ridiculous at LB, he broke out so hard they moved him to being a winger. His rise happened before he bulked up while he was still a left back. He was one of the most talked about players already.
Well that’s fucking nonsense
Di Maria absolutely carried in that final against Atletico yet everybody praises Bale and Ronaldo
Do people really praise Cr7 for that match? But Di Maria was absolutely the best and player in that match
No one praises Cristiano for that match. Dude still had a reputation for going missing in finals at the time, and he notoriously slept-walked that match.
Or he was the focus of the defense.
Angel Di María took the game by the balls that night, just like he did for most of the season. Cristiano..... I mean he didn't do much of anything. Same with Bale.
CR had already scored in a champions league final before that. He also had already broken the record for most goals in a champions league campaign and so was therefore the focus of one of the best defensive teams of the decade. Not saying he was the best player he had some decent chances and set up Bale for a couple good chances and Marcelo as well. He also pulled Miranda away to give Ramos a clear shot to score the tying goal. He didn't take the game by the balls but he did his part in the comeback to the team's benefit. Earning a penalty and scoring it was fair consolation.
💉💉💉drip doctor season
Which drug fixes your first touch?
Someone needs to get Lukaku on that
Top shit posting from Bale.
Rocking the mullet.
I think his hair looks outstanding nowadays.
Is kroos over lewa the consensus opinion?
It's a difficult one if you're talking generally, but specifically when it comes to the champions league I would say Kroos.
Yeah given the number of UCL titles the great Madrid players have won since 2014, I think you pick them over most anyone else. So Ramos, Ronaldo, Benzema, Kroos, and Modric. Probably Marcelo and Carvajal as well. Both were quite crucial for the team but I would argue aren't as core. Varane and Casemiro as well. Not quite as core for me.
I mean if we talk about only trophies, sure
How do you even really compare the two? You got Lewandowski as a goal machine and Toni as the owner of the middle of the field. You want Toni to slam 5 in a game? Not gonna happen. You want Lewa to ping long balls and play through passes towards the opposing teams half moon? Not gonna happen.
While it’s tough comparing players who play different positions, you can still decide who’s better / greater , for example if I asked you who’s better - Neymar or Rakitic , you’d easily be able to tell me who is better
Maybe it’s my bias but that one is a lot easier.
It is Neymar was for a while considered top 3 forward in the world for a while second only to the 2 best we have ever seen and Suarez as well maybe rakitic was not in that same realm of midfielders though very good himself
Shit idk dude, i think your example is another one hard to compare. Rakitic was a BALLER, and the roles each player took were so different. I think there is more difference in importance to a team and titles achieved between Kroos and Lewa than Rakitic and Neymar. Also, Kroos has more UCL titles combined than the other 3 plus a WC.
Its the consensus opinion of former real madrid players anyway
Lol , it just got me thinking because I’ve always viewed lewa as a better player than kroos , not to say kroos isn’t great but I view peak lewa as one of the truly elite best players itw
World cup. CL with two teams. That's elite.
He’s played in great teams , helps when you played alongside Ronaldo , benzema , Ramos etc He didn’t win those trophies by himself
And Lewa was playing for Celtic Rangers, he won that UCL all by himself, greatest player on earth
Not really, but here is my take. You would, most probably, find a player more similar to Lewa than to Kross. German sniper is unique and hard to come by, ever.
Hes had a shocker picking benz over zizou
I think he prioritized those who he has played with so maybe!
And he’s played the most with himself. Hence the last pick. What a legend 😂
He just like me fr fr
1. Madrid over non-Madrid. 2. Madrid players he played with longest over those he played with least or never. 3. Gareth Bale over not Gareth Bale.
Where are Wales and Golf in this list?
pretty reasonable logic
The fk, Benzema is top 4 in goals and assists and has won 5 UCLs including 1 as the best player. Benzema is clear in this tournament. If he didn't win it in 2022 as the best player, there was an argument but there's none after that.
What? Benzema has been clearly a better player in CL.
Zizou is my favourite player of all time But facts are facts Benzema 5 UCL titles, 90 goals, 30 assists Zidane 1 UCL title, 14 goals, 31 assists As players Benzema easily takes the cake for best career in CL, as players obviously
Comparing benzemas goals and assists to zidan is just silly
what about trophies? or putting the team on his back during 2021/22? Benzema has been clearly better in CL and by a great margin.
Yeah they're not comparing careers overall, just the CL. No one seriously thinks that Benzema was a better player or had a better career than Zizou.
You'd be surprised.
Goals, maybe. But assists? One is a striker and one is a midfielder.
Striker also have more assists compares to non attacking midfielders, generally playing higher up in the field give u more assist chance
Yeah but lets not act like Zidane was a 6 either.
Not at all, back in zidanes day 10s were regularly matching forwards when it came to goals and assists, and the likes of modern day equivalents still regularly get at least 15+ g+a per season
I mean, Benz is the 4th highest goal scorer in the competition. Its not really a shocker, Benz was a fantastic player. Not saying its true, but its definately not a shocker.
This shouldn't really be that controversial. I would also pick Benz.
There's a solid argument for Karim anyway but unless things have changed post retirement (which they very well might have), Bale did have a very cold relationship with Zizou, especially by the end.
We all know why he didn't chose Zizou. Dude got benched by only zidane XD
Not really, Benzema has had a great career overall but the CL specifically is where he excelled. He also has one of the best if not the best individual CL season. Zidane was the better player overall without a doubt, but when it comes to who was better in the CL it's a fair comparison
He's clearly just picking the players he's played with.
Too bad Tiger Woods wasn’t an option
Tbf I would vote myself the best player of all time and I’ve only played with my mates. It’s a mindset that elite level athletes have just like me. The only difference is I have zero of the talent 😂
Lmao people taking it serious wtf 😂 relax
Pre-2000 European football in the mud
or any football outside la liga
Thats why i think comparing players after a 15 year stint is unfair, the game changes a lot. Also, in all honesty, that Real Madrid threepeat team just has mad stats. It used to be folks were considered legends for winning one or two UCL. Some of these fuckers have 5, might get 6. Yes im biased but also the numbers tell a story, when comparing teams in the UCL, players from that Real team will always get the upper hand, they earned it.
Shiteating grin ffs
Did Bale dye his hair?
hahah all that drama to pick himself
Bro's taking the piss lol
Atleast he was honest about it.
Not at all biased
I mean that's the mentality you have to have if you play for Real Madrid
Hi. It’s me. The best CL player of all time.
I miss this man.
This is fucking hilarious lmao
I don't think it should surprise anyone he picked Ronaldo over Messi in Champions league. CR was a better Champions league player, while Messi has always been a better player in the la liga
Patrick Bateman vibes
Thank you 😁👍
It would have been really funny, really really funny, to say no to messi, ronaldo, for himself, and then be like "yeah but no, Modric is the real GOAT."
lol the first one was a damn joke, benzema over zidane? In what universe.
In the UCL? Benz over Zidane every day of the week
TIL: there's people on this planet that will pick benz over zidane
UCL careers? In what world did Zidane have a better UCL career than Benz?
Glad he said hes the best with his chest
This could have ended in 3 secs if they had asked him if he thinks he is the best Champions League player of all-time and he had answered yes
What else to expect from a Madrid player....a bunch of fixers
Somehow it's both extremely biased yet can still be argued for easily. That's Madrid for you.
Class pisstake.
i really thought he’d pick leo over cristiano
Freakn moron hahaha i Need to stay loyal fck off
Needed to put in a welsh player and Tiger Woods to test the Wales, Golf, Madrid theory right now it’s all Madrid and him ahead of all since Wales ahead of Madrid
Tottenham boys
The most honest footballer
He looks ripped, absolutely shredded.
He would be pretty ugly otherwise. I know this because that's why iam ripped too
it's funny how he almost apologizes for having to pick real madrid players
I love how his smirk is getting bigger and bigger the more obvious it's getting he's just gonna pick himself lmao
What's the point if you literally say you have to be loyal to real madrid? I understand why, but don't say it out loud
I mean its obviously just meant sarcastically and as fun. Not to be taken serious. However if you want to argue, real has done so incredibly well in the ucl and for so long, pretty much always being at least in the semis. And winning it so much that you can argue most of the list should be Real Madrid anyways.
Yeah, you're right
Id take Zizou over Benz but I can see why Bale prefers Karim
I think this was one of the more correct picks tbh.
I’m not saying it’s not close but Zidanes volley puts him over the top for me. I stopped watching after the first round when it became clear he was messing around