Lionel Messi XI: 10 best players he has played with other than Neymar and Suarez

#9 Left winger: Ronaldinho

Playing Years: 2004-2008

Ronaldinho was Lionel Messi before Lionel Messi became what he is right now. Ronaldinho was football's face and a role model for every other emerging footballer at that age including Lionel Messi himself. He is one of the few Barcelona players to have ever received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Despite his rapid decline due to reasons off the pitch, his brilliance with the ball was unmatched during his Barcelona days, doing things that you wouldn’t expect from a footballer. He was the one who was supposed to contest Real Madrid’s signing of David Beckham, and boy did he!