A gesture of great class.
On the spot.
On March 8, 2005, Ronaldinho scored one of the most striking goals of his career.
FC Barcelona then moves to the lawn of Stamford Bridge for the second leg of the knockout stages of the Champions League.
In the first leg, the Blaugrana won 2-1 and therefore have a slight advantage.
But José Mourinho's Blues, thanks to their away goal, are still in the game.
To qualify, however, they must win the game with two goals apart.
>> READ ALSO
- Ronaldinho, Deco, Messi ... Barça's best goals against Italian clubs
Ronaldinho sounds the revolt
The Londoners, very motivated, make a remarkable start to the match.
They opened the scoring in the 8th minute through Eidur Gudjohnsen before scoring two goals in two minutes thanks to Frank Lampard (17th) and Damien Duff (19th).
After 20 minutes of play, Barça is on the ground.
But "Ronnie" decides to take matters in hand and sounds the revolt.
On a right-hand corner, the Brazilian placed a header that passed very close to the cages guarded by Petr Cech.
Then it is he who takes his responsibilities to strike and transform the penalty obtained after a hand in his penalty area of Paulo Ferreira.
Ronaldinho's magnificent goal against Chelsea in 2005
Brilliant inspiration
The Catalan club revives but is still eliminated.
This is when the former Paris Saint-Germain player lets his talent explode.
Andrès Iniesta finds him near the surface.
The Barcelona attacking midfielder faces Ricardo Carvalho and doesn't seem to be able to take his chance ... At least that's what we think.
The virtuoso performs two feints on the spot to create a space for himself and unleashes a striking as surprising as it is precise.
The masked Chelsea porter can do nothing.
The ball ends up in the net.
Brilliant inspiration!
But that will not allow FC Barcelona to reach the quarter-finals of the competition since they will ultimately lose 4-2 after a goal from John Terry in the 76th minute.
Read also
Ronaldinho positive for coronavirus: "I'm fine"