Barcelona Legends 1 Manchester United Legends 3: Ronaldinho steals the show but only after Dwight Yorke’s screamer at the Nou Camp
Extra goals from Jesper Blomqvist and Karel Poborsky and lone Barca strike from Frederic Dehu light up charity match
BARCELONA hero Ronaldinho stole the show in a legends match against Manchester United - but only after Dwight Yorke rolled back the years with a screamer.
The former Red Devils striker, 45, drove one in from 25 yards as United ran out 3-1 winners at the Nou Camp.
And it was further goals from Jesper Blomqvist and Karel Poborsky against a sole Frederic Behu strike for the hosts that sealed the win in the charity match.
Yorke was of course part of that Treble-winning United side of 1999 that clinched the Champions League in the city.
And he looked to have lost hardly any of the old magic with his stunner.
The Barcelona side featured iconic names of the past, including Rivaldo, Edgar Davids and Patrick Kluivert.
And it was Ronaldinho, 37, who almost got on the scoresheet first with a long-range free kick, only for the effort to be saved by Raymond Van der Gouw.
The Brazil legend might not have notched a goal - he was voted Man of the Match - but he did completely humiliate Blomqvist with a soul-crushing nutmeg.
Ronaldinho - who earlier this week posed for a photo with Marcus Rashford - ran rings around the midfielder before nudging the ball throw his legs.
The former Everton star then proceeded to give chase only to fall over.
But it was the Swede who had the last laugh, netting the opener before half-time.
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Poborsky made it two on 57 minutes after receiving a square ball from Ji-sung Park.
The Czech side-footed home past Jesus Angoy and Yorke notched up a different type of treble with his strike on 77 minutes.
Dehu, 44, gave the locals something to cheer with the last kick of the game.
The France star dribbled into the box and poked his shot past Van der Gouw.