The eternal debate over who is better, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, is more alive than ever and recently, a former Barcelona player gave his opinion on this dispute.

Several football legends have commented on the "rivalry" between CR7 and Messi, and now one who used to be Messi's partner at Barcelona, where they coincided in the golden era of the club and won many titles together, has joined the fray.

Former Leo Messi teammate closes the debate with Cristiano

If there is an authoritative voice in Spanish football to comment on various issues, it is that of David Villa, who is the top scorer in the history of the Spanish national team and, in addition, was a teammate of Messi at the time when they were coached by Pep Guardiola.

In an interview with El Chiringuito, Villa was asked about the best player and his answer was more accurate than ever.

Without a doubt. By far. I keep saying that until he retires, Messi will continue to be the best player in the world

David Villa

Villa had to answer the following questions: the best player he has played with, the best player he has faced and the best player in the world today, where his answers were "Lionel Messi" making clear the admiration he has for the Argentine.

David Villa chooses the toughest defender to face

Continuing with the game of questions, David Villa was also asked about the toughest defender he had to face and his answer was also that of a former Barcelona teammate.

"Carles Puyol is the toughest defender to dribble past," explained Villa, who, in addition to Barcelona, also played for Valencia and Atletico Madrid, so he knows what it was like to play against Puyol, with whom he also won a World Cup in 2010.