Diego Maradona was full of praise for Lionel Messi, saying that the Barcelona star is "playing a kick-about with Jesus".
Messi put in another world-class performance on Tuesday night, scoring four goals against Arsenal to book Barcelona's place in the semi-finals where they will face Inter Milan.
"Leo's at a select level, being the best in the world and a star at Barcelona," Maradona told Radio Metro in Buenos Aires.
"He is playing kick-about with Jesus and, at the end of his career, we'll see who is the all-time greatest.
"But he's on the right path. I saw that he's mature and full of will.
"How could I not be happy for Messi to win the World Cup? The Maradona and Pelé polemics will end and the best thing is that Messi is Argentinian."
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Messi put in another world-class performance on Tuesday night, scoring four goals against Arsenal to book Barcelona's place in the semi-finals where they will face Inter Milan.
"Leo's at a select level, being the best in the world and a star at Barcelona," Maradona told Radio Metro in Buenos Aires.
"He is playing kick-about with Jesus and, at the end of his career, we'll see who is the all-time greatest.
"But he's on the right path. I saw that he's mature and full of will.
"How could I not be happy for Messi to win the World Cup? The Maradona and Pelé polemics will end and the best thing is that Messi is Argentinian."
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