Recently, the friendly match between Real Madrid Legends and Barcelona Legends took place at Khalifa Stadium (Doha, Qatar). This match is part of a series of events celebrating the 125th anniversary of Barcelona’s founding.
While Barcelona legends bring together a series of famous players across generations such as Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Vítor Baía or David Villa, Real legends are equally prominent with Clarence Seedorf, Luis Figo, Munitis, Julio Baptista, etc. ..
Barcelona legends were the team that started better, leading by 2 goals after just 16 minutes. Notably, the goal to increase the score to 2-0 came from Ronaldinho’s classy free kick, while the other goal belonged to Juan Pablo Sorin. Even though he is 44 years old, the Brazilian football legend still shows his genius with this beautiful free kick.
Entering the second half, the Real Madrid Legends team rose strongly. After that, their efforts were rewarded with 2 goals to equalize 2-2. Luis Figo and Edwin Congo were the ones who put their names on the scoreboard.
At the end of the official match time, the two teams entered a penalty shootout to determine the result. In this “eye-catching duel”, the Barcelona Legend showed more bravery when winning the final 4-2.
Final: Real Madrid Legends 2-2 Barcelona Legends
(*Shootout score: 2-4)
Score:
Real Madrid legend: Figo 58′, Congo 63′
Barcelona legend: Sorin 8′, Ronaldinho 16′
Starting lineup:
Real Madrid legend: Buyo; Nunez, Pavon, Fernando Sanz, Raúl Bravo; Milla, Seedorf, Figo, Savio, Amavisca; Congo
On the field as substitutes: Contreras, Julio Llorente, Ivan Campo, Agus, Julio Baptista, Munitis, Alvaro Mejía
Barcelona legend: Vítor Baia; Fernando Navarro, De Boer, Abidal, Sorin; Trash, Mendieta; Giuly, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho; villa
Substitutions: Angoy, Dehu, Kluivert, Roger Garcia, Jofre, Sergi, Quaresma