Roberto Carlos was one of the most popular faces in football towards the end of the 20th century, and for a long time in the 21st, too. A player of such outstanding skill and a well loved superstar of the modern game – the Brazilian amassed a wealth of Champions League experience during his career, and below he’s selected the best players he played alongside and against in the competition.
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GK: Iker Casillas
Casillas spent eight years backing Carlos up in the Real Madrid goal, and the Spanish international was undoubtedly the best goalkeeper he lined up with.
LB: Roberto Carlos
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CB: Fabio Cannavaro
The World Cup winner played with Carlos at Madrid for a year before he left, but the pair lined up against each other several times at both club and international level.
CB: Paolo Maldini
There probably aren’t many dream XI’s that Maldini wouldn’t fit into as he is often regarded as the world’s best defender.
RB: Cafu
Cafu patrolled the opposite side of the Brazilian national side’s defence with distinction for years alongside Carlos, but sadly, they never teamed up at club level.
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