The Day Ronaldinho Showed Zidane Who Is The Boss.

And then, of course, he wasn't given the chance to Madrid, went to Mallorca. Madrid tried to stop him moving from Mallorca to Barcelona. He went there, and more importantly, last year... He's got lots of goals. He's got lots of goals when Barcelona won the league title. Samuel Eto'o, on the balcony of the Town Hall in Barcelona, stood up and said... No, it wasn't on the balcony, it was in the middle of the Camp Nou. In the middle of the Camp Nou, stood up and said, Madrid, you, word we can't say on air, salute the champions. He apologised the next day, but hey, have the Madrid press wound this one up or what? They certainly haven't forgotten it, and they've forgotten it. It's been compared to, like, Luis Figo going... And there's an idiot on the pitch. It's Jimmy Jump, isn't it, who's like, um... Well, he's asked... It's Ronaldinho, can he keep the ball in? He just runs away there from the Brazilian hoop. And before he even touched Gio, yeah. Very quickly, it's Barca. He's wasting possession there. Real Madrid's team is Casillas, Víctor Salgado, Roberto Carlos. Probably only has one season left in him. I think if he's able to kind of dose his efforts a little, then I think he could be a great player. First touch for Samuel Eto'o. You can probably hear the whistles. Challenge from their coach with Ronaldinho. Working his shooting chance, perhaps, Ronaldinho. Well blocked by David Beckham. Said yesterday, Beckham, that he wouldn't mind having Ronaldinho in his team. Is there anyone... Might get a game in the midfield. So in that sense, Edmilson's a surprise. Played very well, oof. Look how good the flick is. Lovely touch from Leo Messi. We saw him a little bit of mess. Brazilian has taken it two or three steps back. Looking attentively at the ball. Here he is, Ronaldinho. Straight into the wall, gets the rebound. Well blocked by Ramos. False duet, if you wanted to. There's Xavi. Good possession for Barcelona. Ronaldinho looking to take a midfield Salgado again. Into the area, Ronaldinho. Well, he wanted a corner, didn't he? Referee very quick to give a goal kick. Face here in this area, it's with Giovani. Oof, Salgado a little quick Puyol. He'll have another one now as well. Got to be careful. He doesn't want to get a booking early on in the game. Talk to Leo Messi. You can hardly hear him. He whispers, he's so quiet. He's given Barca the lead. 1-0 to Barcelona. I think Barca have played the mess again. A lot of space to give him. He is running again, Leo Messi. Oof. Samuel Eto'o! He's done it again, Samuel. Samuel Eto'o has put Barca in the lead. Well, wouldn't you just know it. Wouldn't you just know it. Samuel Eto'o, boy, does he like this stadium. Boy, I think, you know, deep down, there's a little bit of the Real Madrid fans here that quite respect the fact that he always does so well here. And that feel rather sorry for him because there is a real sense that Samuel Eto'o should be playing for Real Madrid. He's not. He's playing for Barcelona and it's 1-0. And what's the referee saying? Well, I think he's saying, get back to the centre circle and we don't want any more trouble. There he is. Florentino Perez didn't want him. Joan Laporta said, thank you very much. That's a great turn as well. And that is the way Samuel Eto'o is repaying Barcelona. What a spectacular finish. Well, it's a real Samuel Eto'o finish as well. There's not really a great... Flight workers dropped to Leo Messi who's been very, very active. Certainly no big stage nerves for the young Argentinian. Only 18, of course. Well, when you talk to Leo Messi, you can hardly hear him. It's with pace. Ronaldinho just kicks the ball in. Running at Ramos. Inside to Eto'o. Looks for the 1-2. Ronaldinho. I think he had time to let the ball run across his body, open his body out and then have a hit on goal. Or possibly even some... ...numbers forcing it back to Pablo Garcia. Poor ball, though. Ronaldinho. Got there ahead of Michel Salgado. Handball, however. Right decision. I think Ronaldinho was in it. Unlucky. But Barca risked getting caught by complaining about it. Guerra's under it. Controlled by Deco to Ronaldinho. Salgado right behind him. I think Iturralde-Gonzalez would be absolutely justified. Not because any of these fouls are particularly bad, but for the rear to really aren't fair enough on him, you know? Well, that's... Them's the rule. It doesn't mean they fail to create chances that they should create. It also sometimes means that when other teams break on the wing, Barca aren't always that well-prepared to stop them. I don't know what Messi wants to do. Rijkaard's been taking care not to play too much. ...international. It's with Leo Messi again. Xavi. It's Messi this time! Got through one! Messi! Lika! What a great save from Iker Casillas! What a great run from Messi. Still D'Andino here on... ...on the Barcelona left. Cut inside. Oh! Oh, what a pass. Messi again. Three plays around him and in the end they just... Tonight so far it's Barcelona leading 1-0 in the Santiago Bernabéu. Old enemies Real Madrid in the 151st Classico. Well, Messi is just causing so many problems. It's the only way they can stop him at the moment. He's another one who has a pretty high centre of gravity, though. Considering... I've really seen them sort of put a string of passes together, isn't it? Just... over Robinho's head. Here's Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho! He's just... just... lost control at the wrong moment. Great pass. Ronaldinho. Oh, sombrero over Michel Salgado. Finds Messi. Lionel Messi trying to get on that favoured left foot. Just a little bit too far behind for Chaves. No. Out on his left here is Ronaldinho. Oh, great control. It's against... against Ramos. Turns him inside out. Has to pull it back onto his right foot, though. Chips that one in. Messi! Shouldn't need that cross again. Look at Ramos' hand. He thinks about sticking that left hand out, doesn't he? Just thought about it there. As he did have Samuel Eto'o behind him. And the reason I say no is because El Guero was jumping with him and I think had he... thought about it there. By the way, when Barca won the ball back it's an absolutely fantastic bit of skill from Xavi to set them going again. Real Madrid. And they're losing 1-0 against Barcelona and here comes Barca. James, because it was a great flick to him from Ronaldinho. Eto'o! Deflected! Corner! Samuel Eto'o is so alive, isn't he? Samuel Eto'o into the area! Iker Casillas again! My word! What a save. Puyol! Madrid not... Madrid not getting into this game at all. Barca, what they really need is for this first half to continue. Ronaldinho, can he get into the penalty area? Dinho! Beckham back-battling away. Most of them, the refs have been happy to let it go. I prefer it this way, but... Leo Messi got Paso Roberto. Carlos, linesman. Ronaldinho, Barcelona getting a little bit of space. Xavi, no one pulling out wide right for Barcelona. It is with Leo Messi now. Pablo García in front of him again. He's got space there. Messi's turning García inside, outside. Back to Edmilson. Good Xavi. Ball through there from Xavi. Leo Messi into the area! Deflected! And did he save that? No, he didn't. Come out. All guns blazing. In fact, the reverse has happened. And Madrid just look. Just pulls it back. You see, I think this is for me the big thing. And sometimes in Spain, I think cards are given just for fouls. I think what cards should... Excuse me, we're talking about, you know, I was saying at halftime, Luxembourg will be in there really, really getting... May, as they say in Spain. Lots of space for Xavi. Him and Messi now are just... I don't think Getos touched the ball yet. It's been the Xavi and Messi. Dan's frustrated because he does tend to get a bit nasty. And Broncos don't like the shot. Gives it to Ronaldinho. Cuts inside. Ronaldinho! 14 shots. Poor shot. Yeah, not good. Here's Messi again. Lionel Messi. Good shot. Good work from El Guerra. Great work, yeah. Even Raul making basic errors. Lionel Messi. Raul can't stop him. Messi's going on his own. He's giving it to Eto'o. Thinks about cutting inside Eto'o. Is he going to go on his own? And once again looks for the one-two. Got sandwiched a little bit Roberto Carlos. And in the end there's a chance of a break on here. Ronaldinho herring away down the touchline for Barcelona. Giovani van Bronckhorst outside him. Can he finish it? Gio! Well, that's it. I think Barcelona is in their interest to get the ball back and start playing. The last thing they want is this game to get bitty. Yeah, exactly. Xavi. Space here again for Barcelona. He's got Messi outside him. Here's Lionel Messi. Can he finish the game? Lionel Messi! Erika Casillas yet again! Contractura muscular which is what is that? It's a muscle strain. First people thought it actually snapped a hamstring. Now then, he's had one day's treatment. He's had a slight strain. How fit is Guti going to be? I've seen you. I've been back. It's very comfortable. Here comes Barca again. Eto'o. He's got Giovani making a run down the left. I think Eto'o is going to go on his own here. Eto'o! Samuel Eto'o! Samuel Eto'o pulls it back and that's a vital clearance. Sergio Ramos. And Ronaldinho is applauding Eto'o because I think he knows he knows Eto'o could well have gone for that. Ronaldinho. He's got Sergio Ramos against him. Three against two. Ronaldinho into the area. Ronaldinho! What a goal! That is magnificent. That is why he has got the golden boot. And I tell you what, there are even Madrid fans applauding. That is absolutely magnificent. Those on the screen up or some of them in front of us are. That is outstanding. Oh my word. The boy is a genius. He really is. And you're right, it is very, very, very rare that you see Real Madrid fans applaud an opposition player. It is rarer still, I would say, never happens that you see Real Madrid fans applaud a Barcelona player. But if one man deserves it, it's this man. That is absolutely fabulous. I can't even... Look at this. I can't even put words together more than one syllable, Hardy. That is just... It's not just a finish. It leaves Casillas absolutely standing. Look how... Messi. Once again, maybe the referee thought he was, as they say, made the bed for him. That time, I think, was far less clear than the one we saw in the first half. Once again. Three on two. Given away. Eto'o to Messi. So easy. Here's Lionel Messi taking on Alguerre. Skips inside. Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi blocked. Eto'o, if he just gets it inside. Messi, can he make it? Three! Salgado! Well, there. Off he goes. Lionel Messi and he's absolutely outstanding tonight. Yeah, he has been brilliant, hasn't he? He's been replaced by Andres Iniesta. For those of you who couldn't make that out, someone's lost their passport. Someone's lost their passport. I mean, poor. Oh, yeah. That was lovely from Iniesta. So Eto'o playing at Wimbledon. Play-offs as the referee. Eto'o. Great balance there from Samuel Eto'o. Going straight at the heart of the Real Madrid defence saying, basically, go on, have a go at me. Sets up Iniesta. Going to pick it up again. 55. Motorbikes are going to be staying in Spain for a bit longer than expected. Eto'o inside to Xavi. Andres Iniesta! While we were listening to that, we've been told from the cameras on the other side that they're stating that the offside was the correct decision. Those whistles from the crowd in the Bernabeu. It's Xavi. It doesn't exist as well. Ronaldinho off. Eto'o. Looking for the one-two. Good battling there from Ronaldinho. Good defending. Or was it Florentino Perez? And after that, people are starting to get up. They're leaving their seats. And they're going home early. But it's not over yet. Deco. Iniesta! Well, not as quick. Speaking of pace, here's Ronaldinho again. He's already done Ramos once. Here he goes. Ronaldinho! 3-0! Ronaldinho! My word! Why is he the golden bull we have seen? My goodness me. And I'll tell you, Paul, if people stood up and applauded Ronaldinho last time, I would say probably 50... No, maybe not 50. A big chunk of this stadium is on their feet applauding him. What a magnificent player this guy is. As you say, he's won the France football Ballon d'Or European Football of the Year effectively makes him World Footballer of the Year this week. The Brazilian commentator behind is still going, Ronaldinho! I mean, we almost should just open the mic to him. It is a spectacular... It's a real spectacular show both on and off the pitch. Ronaldinho, this guy. Look at this. He's done Ramos once. Didn't get close to him, Sergio Ramos. And once again, great finish. Well, Paul, if you'll allow me a momentary personal aside. His soapbox is prepared. Yeah, my soapbox is prepared. No, it's not actually my soapbox, actually. Well, there'll be a few swift ones, a few cool ones. Yeah, they certainly will. And it's been... I mean, we were talking before the game, weren't we, about it not just being the three points but the morale boost. To... It's not going to basically just lie like this. I think the first thing they'll do is I can see them moving in the transfer market. So confidently, so completely. And we talked about the morale boost for Barcelona, but... They'll be dancing in the fountains of the Ramblers. Well, that's the question, isn't it? I think they're... Well, the play that they're talking about is just... No, the players like him because... They worked out tactically he's normal.