Simeone clears up Messi/Ronaldo comments

The comments came to light following Argentina's 3-0 World Cup defeat to Croatia, with Simeone suggesting that Messi relied on the quality of his team-mates to be great.

"Messi is very good but he is very good because he is accompanied by extraordinary footballers," Simeone said. "If you have to choose between Messi and Ronaldo in a normal game, who would you choose?"

However, spekaing ahead of his side's International Champions Cup clash against PSG on Monday, the Argentine took the chance to set the record straight.

"If I had to chose between Messi and Ronaldo, then most likely I would choose Messi," he explained.

"Yes I said it on the video, but the conversation was between me and German Burgos, talking about football as everyone talks about it.

"When I talked about Messi and Ronaldo, it wasn't from the perspective of who is the best in the world. I just meant that if you have the chance to sign one of them for a normal club, with normal players, Ronaldo would probably fit in better. 

"But with Messi, surrounded by great players, Messi is better than Ronaldo."