5 Individual performances which earned applauds from the opposition fans

#1 Ronaldinho vs Real Madrid

Ramos grounded: Ronaldinho is on the way to scoring one of the most spectacular solo-goals in football

The most infamous person to be applauded by the rival fans. Ronaldinho's performance against Real Madrid is known to one and all. It was a piece of art, sheer brilliance, and class, something that cannot be trained and prepared for.

Yet, even the man who executed the perfection did not prepare it in advance or practice for it. That was Ronaldinho. A person with a touch of pure magic, someone who loved this thing with the ball, someone who was natural and couldn't be bound to systems and tactics.

The night at Bernabeu was nowhere close to the greatest ever performances from the player. You could possibly find 10 to 12 better performances than this one. But what it presented was a piece of beauty. An insight into what football would look like if the master would take control of it if and when he wanted to.

Ronaldinho's goals were nothing but artistic. Free-flowing, from the left wing, a simple dribble past a reckless Ramos, a swivel past Helguera, and then the finish past Iker, with Roberto Carlos helplessly sliding to block the shot. All in a matter of almost 12 to 13 seconds. The goal did not need to be seen. Ramos on the ground, Helguera playing table tennis on an invisible table, Iker still trying to comprehend what materialized, that was enough.

Then came the second goal, similar positioning, and dribble to the first, this time Ramos did not tackle but did it even matter? Ronaldinho just dribbled past him with a burst of pace when he reached the box, Helguera decided not to meddle into the master's business as the ball went between Iker's legs.

When the dancing celebration came on, a gentleman with a thick moustache stood up and applauded the artistry, so did the entire Bernabeu. This man wasn't made to play in systems, he was made to enjoy the game and make us enjoy it too.