20th anniversary of the great defeat over Real Madrid

On January 8^th is the 20th anniversary of the famous 5-0 over Real Madrid. The goals from Romario (3), Koeman (1) and Iván Iglesias (1) produced a scoreline that would not be matched for another 17 years.

The most important image of Barça vs Madrid was the magnificent goal scored by Romario in the 24th minute, spectacularly dragging the ball with him as he turned Alkorta and took home the first goal of the night.

The second half was incredible. A 47th minute free kick from Koeman made it 2-0 and then Romario got the third and fourth. With four minutes to go, Iván Iglesias got the goal that completed what is known locally as a ‘manita’ (little hand), with the five fingers indicating each of the goals. The result put Barça four points clear of Madrid, although it was Deportivo who topped the table, as they would do until the very last day, when Barça finally overtook them to take the title.

The 5-0 win of January 8^th of 1994 would be repeated 17 years later on November 29, 2010, with Josep Guardiola now in charge of the first team. More about FC Barcelona Soccer camps Toronto.