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#4 Ramires vs Barcelona - Champions League semi-final (2012)
Remember the match that started the whole fad-term of “parking the bus”? It all started on this day as Pep Guardiola’s marauding Barcelona team took on Roberto Di Matteo’s Chelsea team who had huffed and puffed their way into the semi-finals. However, they managed to take a slender 1-0 advantage on their away trip to the Camp Nou.
Before long, however, the usual proceedings had started with the Blaugrana being in cruise control as Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta scored just before the stroke of half time.
Enter Ramires.
Among the most audacious goals scored in the history of the competition, Ramires put the icing on Chelsea’s breakaway move by insouciantly lobbing the onrushing Victor Valdes. The goal had all the oomph, bleh and arrogance that characterize players from his part of the world.
The world, however, forgot Ramires’ goal because of another great counter-attacking goal later in the day. When Fernando Torres rounded the hapless Valdes to sign, seal and deliver an incredible comeback which left an orgasmic Gary Neville crooning over it, history was written.
And needless to say, Ramires wasn’t the principal character of the story anymore.
