Sergio Ramos had probably day-dreamed about potentially scoring the winning goal ahead of Sevilla’s clash against Barcelona on Friday night. However, the game at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys turned into a nightmare for the Real Madrid legend.
The deadlock remained unbroken with 15 minutes left on the clock, but Barça sealed all three points thanks to an own goal from, you guessed it, Ramos. As the old saying goes, football is a funny old game.
Back in Spain following a two-year spell with Paris Saint-Germain, Ramos was playing his 34th match against the Catalan giants – which is a La Liga record. But it was the Barcelona supporters who were ironically chanting his name at full-time following his unfortunate 76th-minute own goal.
Ferran Torres picked out Lamine Yamal with an excellent pass, and the latter headed the ball across the face of goal. Ramos failed to adjust his feet in time and inadvertently steered the ball past Sevilla goalkeeper Orjan Nyland from close range. Watch Ramos’s own goal vs Barcelona below:
Following the match, Barcelona boss Xavi – who competed against Ramos on countless occasions but also won the World Cup with Spain alongside the centre-back – praised Sevilla’s No. 4. Speaking to reporters, the legendary midfielder was quoted by Football Espana saying: “I haven’t seen him and I haven’t spoken to him. He is a spectacular defender, he deserves a lot of credit to be at the top level at his age. He is a professional.