Barcelona Ronaldinho and Messi backed up by Cruyff

One of the most technically gifted line-ups ever thought up has been picked by MARCA readers as their best-ever Barcelona XI ahead of the weekend's Clasico.

With Victor Valdes in goal, Dani Alves and Carles Puyol are joined by set-piece specialist Ronald Koeman in a three-man defence.

Sergio Busquets backs up a midfield containing Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Diego Maradona. Up top are Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, who have the Dutch master himself, Johan Cruyff, for support.

There was no competition in fans opting for Pep Guardiola as the side's coach but some star names had to be left off the pitch, such as Gerard Pique and Romario.

Also missing out were Samuel Eto'o, Laszlo Kubala, Andoni Zubizarreta and Eric Abidal with Messi accumulating the most votes across the board.