Former Real Madrid and Juventus boss Fabio Capello has hailed Barcelona forward Lionel Messi as being a class apart from his rivals in the football world.
The Italian spoke to the media on Monday ahead of Atletico Madrid's UEFA Champions League last-16 clash with Juve, but he also gave his opinion on the Barcelona talisman.
"Leo Messi is not a footballer, he is a genius and the only genius in world football," he said, per Marca's Paco Roche and Gerardo Riquelme. "He has not won much silverware with Argentina but that is because he cannot do it all alone.