Sergio Ramos was on the opposing side against Real Madrid for the first time in 18 years — and was inevitably in the limelight again
It was well into added time, with the game on a knife edge, when rose in the six-yard box to meet a set piece curled in from the right wing. Back at his boyhood club , Ramos was playing his first game in 18 years against his former team . And for a moment everyone on both sides at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan thought the 37-year-old had scored another of the late, headed goals which have marked his career.
The veteran Basque made clear from the start that Ramos would not be getting any special treatment and only started him in four of the first seven games. Most fans and pundits reckoned Ramos deserved more playing time, although more due to a lack of other great options than his own tremendous performances. Even at this stage of his career, he retains an uncanny knack of drawing attention. fans especially enjoyed his unfortunate own goal which gave the Catalans three points in late September.
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