Relive one of Cristiano Ronaldo's most iconic performances in the 2011 Copa del Rey Final against FC Barcelona! With English commentary and full HD 1080i quality, watch Ronaldo dominate in this high-stakes El Clásico clash. From explosive runs to the unforgettable extra-time header that sealed Real Madrid’s victory, this match cemented CR7’s legacy as a big-game player.
00:00Mascherano, one of the greatest stealers of the ball, if you like, and he's fast as well, will mix better with Piquet.
00:07Plus, if you remember in the second game, in the 1-1, you saw Busquets...
00:12...hands on Spain's Copa del Rey.
00:15Let's cross to the commentary team.
00:17Gerry Armstrong is alongside Kevin Keatings.
00:19Thanks, Matt.
00:20...on Saturday, and there's not an awful lot to choose between them, and their confidence has been boosted with ten men getting an equalising goal and drawing 1-1.
00:27First involvement for Ronaldo.
00:30Now, is he caught there?
00:32Did in that unfamiliar position, drawn out wide by Ronaldo.
00:37Every bit, 35 minutes.
00:39What did David Villa do wrong there to be penalised?
00:43Oh, Mascherano lost the flight of that initially and just got away from Ronaldo.
00:47That was a gift of a free kick, though, for Real Madrid, I felt.
00:51I'm as soon as you, Kevin, I'm bemused by the decision from Undiana Malenko.
00:56Ronaldo, another one having a great season.
01:01You get around the pitch, particularly important to try and nullify the forward runs of Dani Alves.
01:06Here's Ozil on the side.
01:08Chances here for Real Madrid.
01:10Ronaldo, great chance!
01:11Cleared off the line.
01:13Still Ronaldo.
01:15It was Mascherano who got back there.
01:17I'm not sure whether it was going in, but he took up a great position there, Javier Mascherano.
01:21Madrid, great attacking Fleur.
01:22De Mourinho's pass was superb.
01:25And you can see it's Adriano that's come across.
01:27Lovely little chip to Ronaldo over the top.
01:29I don't think it was on target.
01:30I don't think it was going wide in the far post.
01:32Actually, a player for Real Madrid hasn't scored this season.
01:35And it shows.
01:36Pique cut out easily by Carvalho.
01:44Lionel Messi.
01:46Good tackle.
01:47Given away, though, Di Maria who got back to check in.
01:59Xavi Alonso.
02:03Here's Ronaldo.
02:11Real something that says, really?
02:13Both these sides' standards, their quality's been...
02:16Certainly a lot less than we expected.
02:22Could you imagine the pressure there?
02:30Pepe.
02:32It's the final ball that's let them down, or the final shot on goal.
02:35And they have to start making these opportunities count.
02:40Ronaldo invites a run forward here from Di Mourinho.
02:43Get there ahead of Alves.
02:46The balance of power has certainly shifted in recent times in Barca's favour.
02:51Here's Ronaldo, almost on to the end of a perfect chip forward.
02:55He looks certain to get something you would say.
02:57Certainly, as you look again.
02:59Have a look.
02:59This is a glorious pass.
03:00He's onside.
03:02And he's got a swing at it.
03:03And he doesn't make contact.
03:04But it was a great chance.
03:06Could have taken it down if he'd have wanted to, Kevin.
03:11Di Maria.
03:14Offside against Ronaldo.
03:16He's well offside.
03:23He shouldn't be in that way.
03:25Cadira.
03:27He's so congested there.
03:28And that's a mistake.
03:29Urzil's breaking forward.
03:30He's giving it to Ronaldo.
03:32Chance to take on Busquets.
03:34Ronaldo, he'll beat him for pace.
03:35Can't beat the outstretch.
03:37Strong right arm, though, of Pinto.
03:41Well, this is a shot on target.
03:44Good save.
03:46There.
03:51Brasil.
03:52Good-looking cross.
03:53And the header.
03:54Off the post.
03:56Pepe denied.
03:57Pinto was beaten.
03:59Barcelona's sharpness and movement,
04:01be it physical or emotional or whatever it is,
04:04we're just not seeing the best Barcelona
04:05because they know by heart
04:07exactly what they have to do,
04:08what they've been doing for the last
04:09three, four years.
04:10But they're not doing it tonight.
04:12Body language.
04:13The difference between Mourinho and Pep Guardiola
04:15marked then at half-time.
04:16Pep looks more anxious of the two
04:19and it's on the cup.
04:20Back to the commentary team.
04:21Gerry Armstrong's alongside Kevin Keatings.
04:24Counter-attacks.
04:26Busquets is playing in midfield.
04:29Here's Ronaldo.
04:30He could have had that one on towards Pepe.
04:32Pique got there.
04:33He lost the opportunity.
04:35Absolutely crucial.
04:36And that it was well-timed by Cavalio.
04:41Marcelo.
04:42It's a well-waited pass for Cristiano Ronaldo.
04:49And the pressure from Marcelo couldn't find Barcelona.
04:54There goes Ronaldo.
04:55Always a difficult one to control.
04:57And the one thing I've noticed as well
05:00in the last 20 minutes, Kevin,
05:01they're not closing down
05:02and not pressing as well as they did
05:04in the first half.
05:05And again, that's probably down to fatigue.
05:07But now Cristiano Ronaldo on the counter-attack.
05:13No free-kick.
05:14Poor Ronaldo.
05:15It was Indiana, mate.
05:16If they can beat Iker Casillas from that sort of range.
05:20That's a free-kick.
05:21That's definitely a free-kick on Ronaldo.
05:23That's a free-kick on Ronaldo.
05:26Adriano's father has caught a standing leg.
05:32Speeders' first goal against Intervals here.
05:35Iniesta, Villa.
05:36Trying to flick that into the path of Iniesta.
05:40Very tight.
05:41Just need a bound of possession here.
05:46Mourinho's side.
05:48Ronaldo.
05:52Well played, Adriano.
05:57Messi.
06:02Adebayor.
06:04First touch.
06:06A little bit of space for Emmanuel Adebayor.
06:08Ronaldo.
06:10Chance.
06:11Ronaldo.
06:12And Alves is back there.
06:14So quick to recover.
06:16What a tackle.
06:17And that's trademark of his talents, Kevin.
06:20He is a recovery.
06:21You can see he's got, what, three or four yards?
06:23How does he get there?
06:24Ronaldo gets one touch.
06:27This is a big tackle here.
06:29Brilliant tackle from Dani Alves.
06:30This 2011 Spanish Cup final.
06:35We all hope it doesn't go to that.
06:37Good player, Ronaldo.
06:39Can he win at night?
06:41Any goal now likely to be a winning goal?
06:43Di Maria.
06:44Hit it well.
06:45And Pinto flies across.
06:48What a game it's been.
06:49And we've yet to have a goal.
06:51How?
06:51We're not quite sure.
06:52Well, two very good goalkeeping performances.
06:54I think they will be more dangerous.
06:59But, again, you can see that Ronaldo has been counter-attack and they are quite dangerous too.
07:05I'd like to say sit back, relax and enjoy.
07:07You can't relax.
07:07It's edge of the seat type stuff.
07:09And we're going all the way through extra time and maybe towards penalties.
07:13Back to the country team once again.
07:14Jerry Armstrong's alongside.
07:15That game is excellent.
07:16And there's Messi again.
07:17Good tackle from Marcelo.
07:25Timed head of that from Adriano.
07:27Is there a nudge there on Cristiano Ronaldo?
07:29And Pappé eventually getting the better of Alves.
07:37Looking here for Ronaldo.
07:39Always beating him.
07:40It's only Alves, but then when he wins it...
07:46That's got away from Xavi.
07:48Uncharacteristically.
07:49Xavi Alonso.
07:50Slide rule pass.
07:51Ronaldo's onto it here.
07:53Oh!
07:54And just wide of that far post from Cristiano Ronaldo.
07:57Well, that's what they've got to do.
08:00They've got to hit them on the break.
08:01And that was a superb counter-attack break.
08:03Pressure applied by Pepe on the first touch of Xavi.
08:06And once they break away, there's the pass.
08:09Ronaldo's too quick.
08:11Gets in the header, Adriano.
08:12And he whistles it wide at the far post.
08:14That's so close.
08:16But these are the chances, Kevin.
08:18You must so often lead to tired minds.
08:22Will it be a flash of genius or a mistake?
08:27That settles this Spanish Cup final.
08:30Di Maria.
08:31Good ball from Marcelo that.
08:33Great cross.
08:33Header!
08:34Goal!
08:35Cristiano Ronaldo!
08:37A magnificent header!
08:40Real Madrid with a breakthrough!
08:44What a big goal!
08:45That could turn out to be!
08:47No chance for Pinto!
08:49It was glorious!
08:55Well, they've been reduced, Kevin, to hitting on the counter-attack.
08:57They've had two good counter-attack movements in the second or the first period of extra time.
09:03But this is superb.
09:05Marcelo picking the ball up.
09:07Left-hand side.
09:08And he does ever so well with Di Maria.
09:111-2.
09:12Di Maria's cross is superb.
09:14Far post.
09:14Have a look at this one.
09:15He's up early, Ronaldo.
09:17And he powers the header.
09:19Back across goal into the opposite corner.
09:21Magnificent goal.
09:23That is a magnificent goal.
09:25Is it going to be the winner?
09:25And just looking here again at Pinto.
09:30He's come close to getting a hand to it.
09:32And he does it come up to half-time and extra time.
09:40And once they get their noses in front, as I said earlier, Real Madrid tend to the break in added-on time.
09:51And there is the whistle from Undiano Mijenko.
09:53And look at Guardiola.
09:54Wants his players as quickly as possible to try and instill some confidence back into his team.
10:01But Cristiano Ronaldo's header as Real Madrid 1-up.
10:07Our studio guests tonight, Rafa Benitez and Guillaume Balaguet.
10:11Rafa, what do Barcelona have to do here to improve their chances of getting an equalising goal?
10:18I think that they were doing well.
10:19So, this extra time, they were pressing at the same level that normally they press and they have more possession.
10:26So, Rafa did well with this goal.
10:29But Barcelona was doing the right things.
10:31They probably needed Barcelona to release the ball a little bit earlier.
10:34There was too much keeping the ball.
10:36But obviously, it's so difficult to break that kind of defence that went deep, as they had done in the second half.
10:42So, perhaps, if you had to put somebody at fault, it was a little bit of that.
10:46And you saw in the last three minutes of this first half of the extra time, they can move the ball quicker.
10:51Why didn't they do that before?
10:52So, not many options in terms of personnel for Pep Guardo to change things.
10:57It used to be the spin of that unit.
11:00No way through for Pedro.
11:04Well, the situation's good for Real Madrid.
11:06You know, they can absorb the pressure and then...
11:09Pied.
11:11I'm glad, Kate, Adebayor's done really well back there.
11:14That's an excellent pass as well.
11:17Ronaldo almost got onto it.
11:19Just got there in the end, Adriano.
11:20Just trying to think back, Gerry, the last time we've seen Barcelona fans with glum.
11:34Ronaldo intercepting the Messi pass with ease.
11:39Cristiano Ronaldo.
11:41Has he brought the free kick there at Valadiano?
11:43Yes, says the referee, and it will be a booking for the Barcelona left-back.
11:47Alonso again.
11:52Adebayor.
11:54And a...
11:54Oh, a chance to win it there.
11:56This is Ronaldo.
11:57Well, what an important stop from Pinto.
12:04That certainly would have settled it.
12:06Well, Pinto's made the first save, but then the next one is Dani Alves, who comes round here.
12:11Watch this.
12:12Dani Alves gets his body in the way, and it goes off the leg of Dani Alves in some part.
12:16Where they want it, as we head to stop it's time in extra time.
12:21And it's all over.
12:30Granero.
12:32And those saves.
12:35Away by Alonso.
12:36And it's all over.
12:42Real Madrid have broken Barcelona's stranglehold.
12:47Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Copa del Rey with that glorious header.
12:54And just look at these scenes of celebration, Gerry.
12:58Well, it's a fight that they can't be beaten, and it'll give great belief to Ronaldo.
13:0130 million pounds on players.
13:03Perform at the same level, or you will lose.
13:06Mourinho knew it.
13:07He did it with Inter.
13:08He made any difference.
13:09And the answer to all of that is yes.
13:11So we're going to change the defensive line up or down or whatever, but we're going to defend.
13:16And they stick to it, and it worked.
13:18And Barcelona should apply better.
13:21This will be a lesson to Barcelona.
13:22A lesson that probably will...
13:23It's clever.
13:24He knows that the game was saying before.
13:27Maybe for Barcelona, we'll be careful.
13:29So I think it will be...
13:32What they needed, and Ronaldo, it was fitting that he...
13:36You need to know your players.
13:37You need to know if you can do it.
13:39And I thought, okay, they decided to do it in this way.
13:42You say before, no?
13:44We have to see the Champions League.
13:46It will be very, very interesting to see what happens in the Champions League.
13:48You say before, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
