'Ronaldo is not the best because he is selfish'

Speaking to 'SER Catalunya', the Ukranian centre-back recalled his time at the Camp Nou, his relationship with Pep Guardiola and could not avoid the eternal debate surrounding Messi and Ronaldo.

"Ronaldo is a good goalscorer, but he is not the best in the world because he is selfish. Messi is different, he always thinks of the team," Chygrynskiy uttered.

The defender is widely considered at the Catalan club as one of the biggest failures in recent times, having paid Shakhtar Donetsk 25 million euros for his services upon Guardiola's specific request. He returned to Ukraine a year later with Barcelona receiving 15 million euros.

"Barcelona was another world, I was surprised by the level of players like [Lionel] Messi or Zlatan [Ibrahimovic]," he added. "I was part of that team that was so impressive. The 25 million euros that were paid for me put great pressure on me, it was not my real value. I was surprised by how the Camp Nou treated me. I could not understand how the same fans that encouraged me five minutes ago were now the ones shouting at me," he admitted.

However, after leaving the club the following season, Chygrynskiy revealed he still has contact with former manager Guardiola: "I'm still in touch with him, the last time he called me was to ask me about Douglas Costa."