Ronaldinho, Rivaldo Headline Event as Barcelona Legends Defeats Maccabi Tel Aviv

• Barcelona Legends are on a tour in Israel
• The Catalan giant's ex-players bested Israeli giant Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Superstar Ronaldinho and Rivaldo headlined the charity fixture between the clubs

Barcelona legends took to the field in Israel when they squared up against the legends of iconic Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The Barcelona legends who are on a two-game tour in Israel, were led by some of the finest players to have donned the jerseys of the club.

Led by head coach and former right back Albert Ferrer, the Barcelona legends were able to wrap up a 5-3 victory in front of 16,000 Israeli fans.

Ronaldinho, and Rivaldo headline Barcelona Legends friendly

Blaugrana Legends opened the scoring courtesy of former Argentine forward Javier Saviola who latched on to a stunning assist from Ronaldinho. However, after just six minutes, Barak Badash levelled things up for the home side.

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The Catalans were not deterred by the equaliser and, in clutch Barcelona style, controlled the game and, following a barrage of missed chances, took the lead courtesy of a penalty from Brazilian superstar Rivaldo ahead of the interval.

The second half, however, as reported by Barcelona's official website, saw debutant Bojan Krkic come on within four minutes off a Trashorras assist.

Former midfielder Jofre Mateu further extended Barcelona’s lead to 4-1 with a fine solo goal. The Israeli club attempted a fightback when they sprung to life courtesy of quick-fire goals from Turgeman and Haim which brought them back into contention.

The Catalan club, however, settled things when Roger Garcia slotted home the club’s fifth courtesy of an assist from Argentine Saviola, who subsequently clinched the MVP award.

As reported by Israeli Times, the Catalan club's legends will be in action again on Thursday when they come up against Maccabi Haifa.

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