Sampaoli "Equating Messi with anyone else is like comparing a policeman with Batman"

Sevilla head coach Jorge Sampaoli said trying to compare Barcelona's Lionel Messi to the rest is like comparing a policeman with fictional superhero Batman.


A five-time Ballon d'Or winner and Barca's all-time leading goalscorer, Messi is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

The 29-year-old is often compared with past greats Pele and Diego Maradona, as he continues to go head-to-head against Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo for modern-day supremacy.
Sampaoli, however, insisted it is a waste of time trying to measure fellow Argentinian Messi against others.

 "Equating Messi with anyone else is like comparing a policeman with Batman," Sampaoli told BeIN Sports.
 Messi, who lost out to Ronaldo for the Ballon d'Or and The FIFA Men's Player, tops LaLiga's goalscoring charts this season with 14.