“He is an incredible professional and he demanded the most out of himself and his teammates, so he made everybody do their best,” he said. 

On Ronaldo’s overhead kick against Juventus in 2018, Vazquez added: “I saw a centre from Carvajal, and the ball was coming to the zone I was in, and suddenly some legs appeared…I saw it was Cristiano and he scored such a great goal. And I thought it’s best that those legs appeared.”

While in no doubt over the quality of Messi and Ronaldo, Vazquez grew up idolising Luis Figo and continues to study the former Real Madrid player to this day.