Messi confesses the toughest defender he has faced, it's neither Van Dijk nor Sergio Ramos

There is no doubt that one of the best players in all of history is undoubtedly the case of the Argentine attacking midfielder, Lionel Messi, who has won practically everything, including the Qatar World Cup tournament so far. 2022, being the only title that was missing.

But he couldn't have the level he's currently at if it wasn't always someone who outperformed the best players on the entire planet, including the most seasoned and powerful defenders in every sense of the word, for that is that his legend continues to grow.

However, even the best of all, such as Messi, has had to put up with great defenders, who have put him in predicaments on more than one occasion, because even in the elite the best tend to struggle in certain contexts, and there are two defenses that really made his life impossible.

One of them is undoubtedly the case of the Spaniard, Sergio Ramos, who faced him many times in the Spanish classics between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and another is Virgil Van Dijk, who, in the Champions League with Liverpool He always faced him without fear, but none of them was the best according to Messi.

The best defender according to Messi

According to an old interview that the Argentine had with DAZN, the player who has cost him the most to overcome because his marking was somewhat exaggerated, was that of Pablo Maffeo in Girona, when Messi was still in Spain, playing for Barcelona, so nothing was saved against that defense.