Goal Of The Day: Ronaldo Scores A Ridiculous Solo Goal

It's exactly 20 years today that the original Ronaldo scored one of the greatest solo goals of all time.

In a 5-1 win over Compostela, the Brazilian teased and terrorised the opposition and netted one of many incredible goals he scored in his career.

Several defenders tried to pull on his shirt and hack him down but Ronaldo has having none of it; displaying unparalleled strength, speed, balance and technique to advance towards goal before finishing emphatically.

Here is the goal in all its glory:

The reaction of the late, great Bobby Robson says it all. A truly magical goal from a player, who in his prime, was absolutely unplayable.

It's the sort of goal you could watch over and over again. Mesmorising...

Topics: FC Barcelona, Barcelona, Ronaldo, R9

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