KingLeo10
Senior Member
Because Leo has had a better career and was a better player. RL9 is a late bloomer who rose from the lower leagues. He wasn't groomed in the La Masia academy from childhood.
About the UCL titles, Messi simply had a better team around him too.
Lewa doesn't even belong in the conversation with Messi, late bloomer or not. Only you (and possibly your alt Rassvet) are the ones pushing this agenda.
Lewa is one of the best strikers of this generation, but he is a nobody compared to Messi from individual or team award and records held standpoints.