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FIFA 17: This is what happens when the best left-footed XI takes on the best right-footed XI

Can Leo Messi and Griezmann beat the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar?

FIFA 17 may be coming the end of its lifespan – but there’s still plenty of fun to be had.

Especially on FIFA 17 Career Mode.

YouTuber GardieFIFA decided to find out what was better – a team made up of the best left-footed players or an XI comprised of the world’s greatest right-footed players.

Will Leo Messi get the better of his rival Cristiano Ronaldo?

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Will Leo Messi get the better of his rival Cristiano Ronaldo?

To judge how well they did, he simmed the season with the winner being the team that finished higher in the table.

Let’s take a look at the teams.

The left-footed XI features the likes of Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and Gareth Bale.

The right-footed team includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez and Neymar amongst their ranks.

So, who came out on top?

At the end of the season the right-footed team emerge the winners

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At the end of the season the right-footed team emerge the winners

Sorry, Leo but it’s Ronaldo who has the last laugh this time.

The right-footed team top the league with 91 points, compared to the left XI’s 85.

Luis Suarez was the league’s top scorer with 19 while Ronaldo only managed 10.

So, there you have it… if the best right-footed players took on the best left-footed ones, there’s a clear winner – according to FIFA 17, anyway.

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