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- Updated: September 14, 2016
Luis Enrique has claimed Lionel Messi is the best player in the world in every position after his Champions League hat-trick against Celtic.
The Argentina international’s goals gave him a record sixth treble in the competition and the 36th of his career.
Messi still trails Cristiano Ronaldo by seven goals in Europe’s premier club competition but Barcelona manager Enrique thinks he is in a class of his own.
He said: “Messi plays with complete freedom and he can change his position as he wants. He’s the best in the world in every position.
“If he plays as a number nine, a number eight or a number six, he’s the best in the world. He can judge the perfect pass from 40 yards and put the ball wherever he wants.
“He’s total football and we’d be very stupid if we imposed limits on him. For me, he’s the best player of all time, both for the number of goals he scores and for his …
