Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho, 44, once again donned the FC Barcelona jersey to take part in a legendary match against Real Madrid, which took place at the Khalifa stadium in Qatar.
Ronaldinho, winner of the Champions League with the Catalan club, demonstrated that his quality remained intact by scoring a spectacular free kick during the match.
In the 16th minute of play, the referee awarded the Catalans a free kick just on the edge of the Madrid area. Ronaldinho, thinking back to his good years, took the ball and rushed to strike at goal.
The ball flew over the wall and found its way into the net defended by Paco Buyo, the former Real Madrid goalkeeper from the 90s, who could only watch as the ball entered the goal.
The video of this spectacular goal quickly went viral on social networks, where praise poured in for the 2002 world champion with Brazil.
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Thanks to this marvel, FC Barcelona took a temporary 2-0 advantage in the match (Argentinian Juan Pablo Sorín opened the scoring for the Catalans in the 8th minute). However, Real Madrid reacted and managed to equalize thanks to goals from Portuguese icon Figo and Colombian Edwin Congo.
The winner of this legendary match was determined by a series of penalties, where FC Barcelona ultimately triumphed.
In addition to the players mentioned, true legends like Clarence Seedorf, Júlio Baptista, Rivaldo, David Villa and Patrick Kluivert also graced the pitch during this meeting.
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