Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos has picked Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi in his ultimate Champions League XI.
Ronaldo has enjoyed a sensational career in the Champions League having won the illustrious trophy on five occasions - four times with Real and once with United. Messi won the trophy four times during his incredible spell at Barcelona.
Despite having never played alongside Ronaldo, Carlos was quick to include the Portuguese great ahead of Messi when picking his best-ever Champions League XI. Speaking to Sport Bible, the Brazilian explained his choice.
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"Cristiano represents exactly what the Champions League is and modern football," he said. "We will only have one Cristiano."
Due to his connections with Los Blancos, unsurprisingly, the XI was dominated by Madrid players both past and present. Iker Casillas, Karim Benzema, Marcelo, Casemiro and Zinedine Zidane were all among the players to make the line-up.
Here is Carlos' ultimate Champions League XI in full: Iker Casillas; Cafu, Fernando Hierro, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcelo; Fernando Redondo, Casemiro, Zinedine Zidane; Francesco Totti, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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