John Obi Mikel recounts playing against Messi and C.Ronaldo in his former chelsea days

During his time at Chelsea, John Obi Mikel reminisced about his encounters with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

 He said, "Whenever we faced Manchester United, we were confident that Ashley Cole would handle Ronaldo. 

He also said "On the other hand, when we prepared to face Barcelona, our entire week of training revolved around strategizing against Messi."

He further said "It  was clear that defending against Messi one-on-one was an insurmountable task; we had to assign two or three players to contain him. Personally, I find it difficult to draw any comparisons between the two."

"Messi's exceptional abilities place him in a league of his own, seemingly from another world." The former Nigerian footballer added.