Pep Guardiola (January 8, 1994, Camp Nou, Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid)
The current Barcelona coach was an absolute gem in his playing career and revolutionised the central midfielder's role. In that famous 5-0 drubbing of Madrid, it was Romario who scored the hat-trick and hit the headlines, but the architect from the midfield was Guardiola. The Catalan didn't find himself on the scoresheet but he soon found himself in every book ever written about Barcelona after that night.
The current Barcelona coach was an absolute gem in his playing career and revolutionised the central midfielder's role. In that famous 5-0 drubbing of Madrid, it was Romario who scored the hat-trick and hit the headlines, but the architect from the midfield was Guardiola. The Catalan didn't find himself on the scoresheet but he soon found himself in every book ever written about Barcelona after that night.
Ronaldinho (November 19, 2005, Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona)
"19 November 2005: The Day Barcelona Left the Bernabeu to Applause." That was how Marca captured the historic scenes at Madrid's home ground where Barcelona dumped the Galacticos into the rubbish bin. Ronaldinho scored twice and it was his second goal that left the Bernabeu faithful on their feet, clapping their hands together in applause. Two years earlier, 'Dinho had been ditched in favour of David Beckham in the transfer market but Ronnie eventually proved what Madrid missed out on: true class.
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