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Messi better to watch than Ronaldo, says Saviola

Javier Saviola believes Lionel Messi is better to watch than Cristiano Ronaldo as the two rivals prepare to do battle in El Clasico.

Barcelona host Real Madrid on Saturday, the champions trailing Zinedine Zidane's side by six points at the top of the table.

The match comes at a time when Messi and Ronaldo are again the leading candidates to win the Ballon d'Or, having claimed the game's biggest individual prize in every year since Kaka's triumph in 2007.

Saviola – who played on both sides of the Clasico divide – prefers Messi to Ronaldo, but hailed the accomplishments of both players.