November 25, 2005. Barcelona 3–0 Real Madrid
Madridistas clap for Ronaldinho
In a game that had arguably the greatest number of great players on one pitch at the same time—Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Robinho, Roberto Carlos, David Beckham, Zidane, Casillas, Raul, Samuel Eto’o, Victor Valdés, Gio van Bronckhorst, Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta—it was Ronaldinho who stole the show and scored two goals in the game. The most iconic moment of this game was when the Madridistas stood up and applauded Ronaldinho.
Eto’o would strike first in the 14th minute. Los Galacticos of Real Madrid just couldn’t get things going all night, as Barcelona kept playing them strong. But the second half belonged to Ronaldinho and his two amazing goals.
Everything about the goals were great—style, grace, speed, skill, talent, and most of all the goals had the touch of the artistic beauty by one of the greatest players of this generation.
On the first goal, Ronaldinho took the ball and proceeded to make Sergio Ramos look a fool as Ramos did the splits and failed miserably to stop Dinho. The Brazilian turned on the afterburners, left one defender frozen, and scored a goal past a sliding Roberto Carlos and a helpless Iker Casillas.
The second goal was very similar to Dinho’s first goal, as Ronaldinho got the ball and beat Sergio Ramos again and slapped the ball past a stretched Casillas.
The most iconic moment of this game was when the Madridistas stood up and applauded Ronaldinho after his second goal.
A performance worthy of a curtain call!
The 2005-06 Barcelona team was one of the best in club history, as they would go on to win La Liga and the UEFA Champions League. The 3-0 victory was significant as well because it would be four years until FCB would win at the Santiago Bernabéu.
And that 2009 victory would be one of the best wins in Clásico history as well.
