5 Individual performances which earned applauds from the opposition fans

#3 Ronaldo Nazario vs Manchester United

A phenomenon took place at the Theatre of Dreams: Ronaldo Nazario scored a hattrick to send Madrid through against Manchester United

The real Ronaldo as many call him. On the Champions League night in 2003, the Los Blancos visited the Red Devils at the Theatre of Dreams.

Leading 3-1 from the first leg, Madrid did fancy their chances but this United side, under Sir Alex, were no pushovers. But even though the Madrid outfit lost by conceding 4 on the night, they were lucky to have a man among them who would strike back.

El Phenomeno was through on goal in the 12th minute by Zidane's through ball. With a lot to do from the wide angle that Ferdinand created for him, Ronaldo didn't even take a control touch and blasted the ball past Barthez towards his near post. 1-0, Real Madrid.

The Devils were not called-so for no reason and they harassed Madrid in the first half with Nistelrooy pulling a goal back. Not long into the second half, Ronaldo would strike again, this time no fancy finishing required from him. A simple tap-in from Roberto Carlos's cutback would make it 2-1.

If that wasn't enough, Ronaldo showed the world what exactly El Phenomeno meant. Receiving the ball in the final third, he dribbled a bit before thrashing a 25-yarder high past Fabian Barthez. The third goal on the night the United were dominating on the pitch but got struck by a Phenomenon on the scoreline.

When Solari made way for him, the crowd stood up and applauded the mastery of the player who had knocked them out of the UEFA Champions League for sure but was a name to be remembered for generations to come.