Nigerian star missing as Ronaldinho helps Barcelona destroy Maccabi Haifa 5-1 in Legends game
The Barcelona legends have gone viral on social media following their latest exhibition match.
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho has been trending and his return to the Barcelona Legends fold has led to more exposure.
09:40 - 06.09.2023
Ronaldinho returns to Barcelona: Nigerian star missing as legends beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-3 in Israel
Nigerian star missing, Ronaldinho bags assist on return as Barcelona Legends thrash Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-3 in Israel.
Ronaldinho shines for Barcelona Legends in 5-1 win against Maccabi Haifa
Barça Legends defeated Maccabi Haifa Legends 5-1, giving them two victories in a row this week in Israel.
06:45 - 04.09.2023
Is Ronaldinho her father? Miche Minnies: Mamelodi Sundowns lookalike goes viral on social media
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With Ronaldinho displaying his skills, Barça immediately started attacking.
Attar took the ball off his feet and fired a beautiful left-footed drive from outside the box that deflected off the bar to the joy of the spectators as the Israeli team took the lead.
Trashorras tested the goalkeeper at first from a distance before feeding Saviola, who finished after a great stroke of technique in the box, two minutes later.
Ronaldinho wanted to score, and the goalkeeper turned a free kick onto the post, but after Guily was fouled, he stepped up and drilled in a penalty for a 1-2 advantage.
After being found by Sergi Barjuan, Giuly then scored a spectacular volley for Barcelona's third.
Moments later, Bojan fed Saviola for his brace into an empty net for the fourth.
Bojan still had time to add another late penalty, bringing the score to 1-5.
Barcelona Legends' recent games
Ronaldinho played a crucial role as Barça Legends defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 5-3 in the first of two games in Israel.
On Wednesday, August 30 Barcelona Legends recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory against Asian Legends at the Dolon Omurzakov Stadium, Kyrgyzstan.
Former Super Eagles of Nigeria defender Gbenga Okunowo was not inaction for Barcelona Legends in Kyrgyzstan.
Okunowo, a former defender for Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona was in action in their game against the Zambian Legends.
Ronaldinho is trending because of Miche Minnies
Ronaldinho began trending earlier this week on social media despite having retired more than 5 years ago.
The Brazilian's name went viral again due to the enormous resemblance to a South African soccer player.
Miche Minnies is a center forward for Mamelodi Sundowns, one of the biggest teams in South Africa.
On Saturday, September 2, the Mamelodi Sundowns women's team took on the Young Buffaloes in a League fixture.
The viral moment was when 21-year-old Miche Minnies came on in the 66th minute of the second half.
Football fans spotted the resemblance between Miche Minnies and Ronaldinho and made an assessment they could be related.
The premise of the relationship between Miche Minnies and Ronaldinho is based on the fact that the Brazilian superstar once traveled to South Africa for a visit.
It is important to note that Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho has only formally given birth to one child, a boy named Joo Mendes, who was the outcome of his 2004 romance with Janana Mendes.