Chile manager and Copa America winner Jorge Sampaoli has said that Lionel Messi is better than anyone else in the world, even when he is only at 50 percent. The Argentine coach was talking to 'No somos nadie' on Radio Metro.

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Sampaoli also explained the difference between Barcelona Messi and Argentina Messi: "At Barça they look for him and the always pass to him. In Argentina it's not like that and it's easier to neutralise him.

"I don't agree with those who are criticising Messi, though. You have to analyse the context. He always gets the ball at Barça, but it's not the same when he's with Argentina. We had a plan to stop Argentina and to stop Messi. Playing at 50 percent, Messi is better than the rest."