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I'm not going to knock Ronaldinho after his Champion's League Final performance, he still looked very dangerous on the ball, even more so when he found space. But the game did prove that if marked with enough discipline, and by defenders who don't fall for every little feint and dive in then it's entirely possible to defend against him.

Right-thinking people will already know this, but with the superlatives being thrown around recently Ronaldinho was being painted as an unstoppable immortal, especially by those who spend too much time watching YouTube videos (like this one.)

So, let's all calm down. He is the best player in the world, and one day he might be mentioned in the same breath as Pele, Maradona et al. But he's only human.