"He has seen the light" - Video of Joao Felix picking best free-kick taker between Messi and Ronaldo goes viral, fans react hilariousy
Fans have reacted to a trending video from early March in which Chelsea forward Joao Felix picked Argentina captain Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo as the best free-kick taker he has seen.
This comes in the wake of both players re-igniting their long-standing rivalry during their most-recent outings for their respective national teams.
Ronaldo bagged a spectacular brace for Portugal during their 4-0 thrashing of Liechtenstein, while his arch-rival Messi was also on the scoresheet as Argentina beat Panama 2-0.
One of the things that stood out for both players was the fact that they both scored from free kicks.
Ronaldo converted his free kick in the 63rd minute after blasting his strike past Lithuanian shot-stopper Benjamin Buchel.
Messi, on the other hand, grabbed his goal for Argentina in the 89th minute against Panama, curling a delightful free kick over the wall and into the top-left corner.
The expected debate as to who is the best free-kick taker among the two superstars has already heated up following their stunning strikes last night.
Meanwhile, a video of Ronaldo's Portugal teammate Joao Felix has surfaced online, as the Chelsea star made his choice of who he thinks is the best free-kick taker.
Best player to take a free kick?
Joao Felix: "Messi"
https://t.co/mDiCsBFx7S
Felix surprisingly picked Ronaldo's rival Messi as the best free-kick taker he has seen.
A section of fans have reacted to Felix's choice on Twitter. One fan with the handle @fancy694 opnined that Felix didn't rate his idol Cristiano.
Another fan @LM8th_Dor tweeted:
"Doesn't rate Pendaldo. He has seen the light."
Here are a couple of tweets from fans, reacting to Felix's trending video:
@TheFootballInd Doesn't rate his own idol😭
@TheFootballInd Doesn't rate Penaldo. He have seen the light 😭😱
@TheFootballInd Man doesn’t rate Cristiano. 😭😭😭
@BarcaWorldwide That's why I rate him so much
He knows ball
@BarcaWorldwide Snubbed Pendu
Best free kick taker?
Portugese Joao Felix🗣: Messi
Messi's unreal Influence on Portugal National Team. https://t.co/OJ5BnEV4QZ
Meanwhile, both players have had an impressive record in terms of free-kicks. Ronaldo has so far scored 60 career free-kicks while his arch-rival Messi has 62, to his credit.
Remembering Paul Scholes' take on the GOAT debate between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
The Manchester United legend is among a handful of football personalities who have given their voice to the GOAT debate in recent years.
According to Paul Scholes, the Argentina captain is the better of the two superstars who are widely considered to be football's greatest players of all-time.
In his words, while also giving credit to former Manchester United teammate, he said (via a Mirror report from 2019):
"Messi [is the best] but Ronaldo is brilliant,” the former England midfielder said. “Ronaldo is sensational at what he does, with pace and power.
“He scores, he takes free-kicks. But as an all-round footballer, Messi - wow, his passing - he has absolutely everything.”