La Liga president Javier Tebas believes Barcelona star Lionel Messi is "way ahead of" rival Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's best player.
Tebas, a Real Madrid fan, spoke about Messi after he contributed a hat-trick and two assists in Barca's 5-0 win over Levante on Sunday and compared him to former Los Blancos talisman Ronaldo, who is now at Juventus.
Per Sport's Jordi Gil, he said:
"Anyone who saw the game against Levante, is a football fan and takes off their club colours, we have to open our eyes and say that Messi's the best player in the world by a difference.