La Liga champions Barcelona’s first team took the opportunity to pay tribute to an icon in the club’s history ahead of their latest match.
The player in question? Ronaldinho.
Of course, Barcelona are currently firing on all cylinders domestically.
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The Blaugrana, fresh from sealing their place in the Champions League quarter-finals in comprehensive fashion, welcomed Rayo Rayo Vallecano to the Catalan capital for La Liga action in midweek.
As the game progressed to a late stage, Hansi Flick’s side held a one-goal lead to nil and were ready to take another three points.
However, as mentioned above, it was not Barcelona’s current players who took center stage in the media discussion ahead of kick-off at the Camp Nou on Spotify.
Instead, it’s the aforementioned Ronaldinho’s name.
The Catalans’ stars took to the pitch wearing jerseys with the Brazilian legend’s name emblazoned on the back to celebrate his 46th birthday:
Connor Laird – GSFN