Ronaldinho says Man City ready for Champions League challenge


Former FIFA player of the year and football World Cup winner Ronaldinho of Brazil listens during an interview with Reuters at the Teqball World Championships in Budapest, Hungary December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Tamas Kaszas

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Former Barcelona and Brazil striker Ronaldinho has backed Pep Guardiola to end his Champions League barren run and win the trophy with Manchester City.

"It's a very difficult competition, but he is a very good coach with a great team at his disposal so they can break through at any moment," Ronaldinho told Reuters in Budapest, where he was promoting teqball, a hybrid sport mixing football with table tennis.

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