5 Best right-left winger combinations since 2000

4. Ronaldinho-Lionel Messi:

None of the above two are typical wingers, but did play on the flanks for a superb Barcelona side from 2004 to 2008. Messi made his Barca debut in 2004 and started showing his class almost immediately. Ronaldinho meanwhile, was the best player in the world for several seasons and helped Barca become the mightiest club side in the world.

Ronaldinho used to play in the left wing, Messi on the right and Samuel Eto’o as the centre-forward. Those three were also capable of interchanging their positions frequently and playing short passes among themselves. Barca won the Champions League in 2006.

Those two also won 2 LaLiga titles together with Ronaldinho score 94 goals from 207 matches for the Catalan giants, whereas Messi is still going strong for them and remains their highest goal-scorer with 574 goals from 658 matches.

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