Ronaldinho’s Champions League dream side XI revealed
The Brazil fable is presently behind bars for allegedly
using a false passport to enter Paraguay. Down the years, Ronaldinho has liked some
unbelievable birthday bashes, including his 26th - when he celebrated until 6am
- and his 32nd, which continued five days and cost tens of thousands of quid.
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This year was a tamer affair. But to celebrate his milestone
birthday, we've taken a look back at his favorite all-time Champions League XI.
Picking the team back in 2015, the happy trickster couldn't resist a strong
Brazilian flavor. Check out who makes the cut, and who doesn't, below - with
only one of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi named.
Gianluigi Buffon
QUITE perhaps the greatest goalkeeper of all-time, Buffon is
still going - back at Juventus at the age of 42. Buffon has made 117 Champions
League arrivals, keeping 47 clean sheets in his impressive career. Very never
won the tournament as Juventus' quest for a first crown since 1995-96
continues.
Cafu
Ronaldinho’s former Brazil team-mate, Roma and AC Milan
legend Cafu gets the nod at right-back. He played 54 times in Europe's elite rivalry
across six periods in Italy and won the title in 2006-07.
CB
- John Terry
JT played 109 times in 13 seasons in the Champions League -
eventually winning the title in 2010-11. The legend of England also knows
Ronaldinho, having scored a late goal to cancel the superb strike of the
Brazilian during the draw of the last 16 games of 2005 at Stamford Bridge.
CB
- Paolo Maldini
REALLY the best mid-center to ever have laced a pair of
boots, Maldini was the famous defender who "never tackled". Maldini
played in EIGHT Champions League (and European Cup) finals - winning five -
including rebounding after losing the Istanbul Miracle in 2005 to defeating the
same Liverpool team two years later.
LB
- Roberto Carlos
Adding to the Samba vibe is left-footed, free-kick god
Roberto Carlos. The Brazilian played 103 times in the Champions League with
Real Madrid and Fenerbahce, charming twice with the LaLiga hulks.
CM
- Frank Lampard
THE second of three Chelsea players on the list, Lampard
differentiates between Xavi and Andres Iniesta - the former teammates of the
Brazilian in Barcelona - in the team. Lampard, now boss of Chelsea, played 105
times in the Champions League, winning the 2010-11 trophy to start.
CAM
- Kaka
Tormentor Kaka of Brazil took the XI before the likes of
Zinedine Zidane. The attacking midfielder was at its peak in the mid-00s,
during his stay at AC Milan and Real Madrid - but only won only one title, the
triumph 2006-07.
CM
- Claude Makelele
BEFORE N'Golo Kante arrived, Makelele was the man who made
CDM sexy again - with the position still known as "The Makelele Role"
to this day. During his time at Chelsea and Real Madrid, the Frenchman played
84 times in the Champions League, winning the crown in 2001-02.
RW
- Lionel Messi
Ronaldinho helped Messi with his very first professional
goal - and the pair have been ripping things up in Spain for years. A man who
needs no introduction, Messi has played 141 Champions League games to date,
winning four titles in 16 seasons.
ST
- Ronaldo
The "original" Brazilian Ronaldo made the team in
place of Cristiano. Ronaldo has played 40 times in the Champions League with
Real Madrid and Barcelona, scoring 14 times but never winning the trophy.
Spent many years with Inter Milan, then in the Europa League.
LW
- Thierry Henry
Arsenal legend Henry finishes the XI. The Gunners hero has
played 73 times in the Champions League, scoring 35 times - but never won the
trophy with Arsenal, before finally winning towards the end of his career in
Barcelona.
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