He was his mentor at Barça, what Ronaldinho said about Messi that surprised everyone

Ronaldinho was Barcelona's biggest star when Messi made his debut back in 2004. On this day, the world knew a boy who would become one of the world's biggest stars and a bond was made between the Brazilian number ‘10’ and the young argentine. The chemistry between the two was there from the start and ‘Dinho’ even assisted Messi for his first goal. 

The former world champion with Brazil spoke about Messi, who's currently out of FC Barcelona and seems to be at a very high level for the upcoming World Cup. They both have played at PSG now and the Brazilian star had some thoughts about his friend's role in world soccer. 

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Ronaldinho was asked if Messi, who's currently the only player in the world with 7 Ballon d'ors and a recent Copa América champion with Argentina is the best soccer player in history. ‘Dinho’ replied: ‘It’s tough to say, there are so many players. I don't like to compare but Pelé, Maradona, each of them was the best of their time." 

The south american figures played together for 3 years, four months and 21 days. In this time, the duo was pure magic on the pitch for FC Barcelona. They conquered the Champions League together in 2006 and they're two of the biggest legends in Catalunya. 

Messi's thoughts on ‘Dinho’ 

Lio has always praised Ronaldinho. He sees him as his mentor at FC Barcelona and he's spoken about the connection they both shared on the pitch. Their friendship is still evident every time they see each other and Messi even confessed to receiving the number ‘10’ shirt from Ronaldinho himself once he knew he'd not continue at Barcelona.