Is Lionel messi better than Fernando Torres?

Answer 1

This kind of questions is very controversial.

However, Messi is considered to be better than Torres, but lets focus on the facts. Lets observe the results of the most prestigious individual prizes in football - FIFA World Best Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or.

FIFA World Best Player of the Year 2007:

Messi won the 2nd place with 504 points,

Torres won the 26th place with 4 points.

FIFA World Best Player of the Year 2008:

Messi won the 2nd place with 678 points,

Torres won the 3rd place with 203 points.

Ballon d'Or 2007:

Messi won the 3rd place with 255 points,

Torres didn't get even a single point so wasn't in the top 35.

Ballon d'Or 2008:

Messi won the 2nd place with 281 points,

Torres won the 3rd place with 179 points.

Now let's observe title winning (sorting the titles by importance):

Major titles:

Euro/Copa America:

Messi: none.

Torres: 1

Champions league:

Messi: 2

Torres: none.

Local League:

Messi: 3

Torres: none.

Now you have all the relevant facts, decide for yourself.