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The first-team squad at La Liga champions Barcelona made use of the opportunity to pay tribute to an all-time club icon ahead of their latest outing.

The player in question? Ronaldinho.

Barcelona are of course currently locked in action on the domestic front.

Fresh off booking their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in comprehensive fashion in midweek, the Blaugrana have welcomed Rayo Vallecano to Catalunya’s capital for a La Liga clash.

As things stand late in proceedings, Hansi Flick’s troops lead by a solitary goal to nil, on their way to another three-point haul.

As alluded to above, though, ahead of kick-off at the Spotify Camp Nou, it was not Barca’s current crop of players who took their place centre stage in the media chatter.

Instead, it was the name of the aforementioned Ronaldinho.

As much came after the Catalans’ stars took to the pitch donning jerseys with the name of the Brazilian legend across their backs, in recognition of his 46th birthday:

Conor Laird – GSFN