Cristiano Ronaldo predicts Lionel Messi will win Ballon d’Or this year

The 23-year-old has scored 12 goals in 14 appearances in all competitions for Barca so far this season, helping the Camp Nou club to the top of La Liga, despite having Messi unavailable due to a knee injury since late September. Both subsequently emerged as stars of the successful 1994 World Cup campaign. “There’s Messi in first and now Neymar is in second”, said Balague.Neymar will be joining Brazil for the first time since his four match suspension following his actions in a game against Columbia in the Copa America Cup tournament, notes the Telegraph UK. Another golden Brazilian generation is emerging with Neymar, Oscar, Lucas Moura, Philippe Coutinho, Willian, Roberto Firmino and Douglas Costa.

Messi went on to the 2015 Copa America in Chile and led Argentina to the final against the host nation.

The 2014 World Cup runner-ups come into this match with one point from two outings, and will be desperate not to lose at home. “But as people know I like Manchester United, I love that club, but the future, nobody knows”. They always have the hunger to win against Brazil.

However, Martino could be made to suffer on Thursday by Neymar, to whom he gave his debut at Barcelona when he was their coach in the 2013-14 season and is now in brilliant form for the Spanish champions.

“At the moment, he is not at the same level, but he is close to Messi and Ronaldo”. He will be at the peak of his technical prowess in Russian Federation 2018. “While he will still be a force to reckon with technically, he will be more mature than in Russian Federation”.

“I just make a rule, big games she can not watch, ” he said.

“Neymar could become the greatest player in the world”.

Although Argentina are well equipped going forward with the likes of Tevez and Higuain, the La Albiceleste will miss Sergio Agüero who is also out with a hamstring injury. The Portuguese has found the back of the net on 8 occasions in 11 matches for Los Blancos this season.

From a fan’s perspective, they should be thankful for being alive at a time where there is not one but two prodigiously gifted players, who in any other era would be the dominant force, shining bright. “He’s phenomenal. It’s a joy to see another Brazilian making history”. “This is exactly what happened”.