Sheva hails Swede star

Ukraine skipper Andriy Shevchenko has praised his Swedish counterpart Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of their meeting on Monday.

The enigmatic Ibrahimovic has often divided opinion throughout football but Shevchenko believes he is one of the best in the world and says that without Lionel Messi, the AC Milan star could have won last year's Ballon d'Or. "With Zlatan in the squad, everything is possible," Shevchenko told Goal.com. "He has enjoyed perhaps his best season yet. If there wasn't Lionel Messi around, Zlatan could easily have won the Ballon d'Or this year, and he'd have deserved it."