Some crowds stood while their team was losing 4-0, others after jeering the same player for 80 minutes. Decide which applause cost the home fans the most.
1Modrić and Benzema at Anfield, 2023Liverpool fans applauded both Real Madrid veterans off in the 87th minute of a 5-2 Champions League comeback in February 2023, after Modrić ran midfield and Benzema scored twice.1000pts
2Maradona at the Bernabéu, 1983Barcelona's Diego Maradona rounded the goalkeeper, waited for Juan José to slide past on the line and scored in the 1983 Copa de la Liga final first leg, drawing applause from Madrid fans in a 2-2 draw.882pts
3Di Stéfano at Chamartín, 1952Playing for Millonarios against Real Madrid in March 1952, Alfredo Di Stéfano scored twice in a 4-2 win and won over the crowd of the club he would soon join.764pts
4Ronaldinho at the Bernabéu, 2005Two solo goals in Barcelona's 3-0 Clásico win in November 2005 brought the Bernabéu to its feet for a Barça player.741pts
5Lineker at Old Trafford, 1992Gary Lineker scored in his final game in English football, a 3-1 Tottenham defeat in May 1992, and Manchester United fans gave him a standing ovation.661pts
6Bergkamp at Maine Road, 2003Dennis Bergkamp scored the opener in Arsenal's 5-1 win in February 2003 and was applauded by Manchester City fans when he came off in the second half.661pts
7Iniesta at the Bernabéu, 2015Madrid fans rose for Andrés Iniesta as he came off in Barcelona's 4-0 Clásico win in November 2015, after he had scored and set up Neymar.600pts
8Giggs at the Bernabéu, 2013A 39-year-old Ryan Giggs came on for Manchester United in a 1-1 Champions League draw in February 2013 and was surprised by the ovation from Madrid fans.529pts
9Del Piero at the Bernabéu, 2008Juventus's captain scored twice from outside the box in a 2-0 Champions League win in November 2008 and left to a standing ovation from the home crowd.529pts
10Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin, 2018Juventus fans applauded Cristiano Ronaldo's bicycle kick in Real Madrid's 3-0 Champions League quarter-final win in April 2018, months before he joined their club.529pts
11Mühren at the Bernabéu, 1973Ajax's Gerrie Mühren juggled the ball on the Bernabéu pitch and scored the only goal of the April 1973 European Cup semi-final second leg, bringing the home crowd to its feet.448pts
12Totti at the Bernabéu, 2016At 39, Francesco Totti came on for Roma with 16 minutes left in a 2-0 Champions League defeat in March 2016, and the Bernabéu stood to greet him.448pts
13Pirlo at the Bernabéu, 2013Madrid fans stood for Andrea Pirlo as he left the pitch in Juventus's 2-1 Champions League defeat in October 2013.448pts
14Pelé at the Maracanã, 1961Pelé's solo run through the Fluminense team in March 1961 earned almost two minutes of applause at the Maracanã, even from Fluminense fans, and a plaque that gave Brazil the phrase gol de placa.448pts
15Baggio at San Siro, 2004Brescia's Roberto Baggio played his last match at San Siro in May 2004, and the Milan crowd stood to applaud him off in the 84th minute.448pts
16Cruyff at Villa Park, 1978Johan Cruyff scored at Villa Park in the March 1978 UEFA Cup quarter-final and, with a bad knee and Barcelona 2-0 up, walked off to a standing ovation from the home crowd.353pts
17Ronaldo at Old Trafford, 2003The Brazilian's hat-trick for Real Madrid in April 2003 knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League, and Old Trafford rose when he went off on 67 minutes.353pts
18Iniesta at Cornellà, 2010Espanyol fans stood for Barcelona's Iniesta twice in the December 2010 derby, thanking him for dedicating his World Cup final goal to their late captain Dani Jarque.353pts
19Neymar at Cruzeiro, 2012Neymar scored a hat-trick and set up another goal in Santos's 4-0 win in November 2012, and Cruzeiro's fans stood and chanted his name.353pts
20Ibrahimović at Anderlecht, 2013Zlatan Ibrahimović scored four for Paris Saint-Germain in a 5-0 Champions League win in October 2013, and his 25-metre half-volley drew an ovation from every side of the ground.353pts
21Ribéry at San Siro, 2019At 36, Franck Ribéry scored and ran AC Milan ragged in Fiorentina's 3-1 win in September 2019, and San Siro stood for him twice.353pts
22Gerrard at Stamford Bridge, 2015Chelsea fans taunted Steven Gerrard all game in May 2015, then stood to applaud him off on his last Stamford Bridge appearance, after his equaliser in a 1-1 draw.241pts
23Messi at Real Betis, 2019A hat-trick finished by a first-time chip over Pau López in Barcelona's 4-1 win in March 2019 earned Lionel Messi a standing ovation from Real Betis fans.240pts
24Cunningham at Camp Nou, 1980In February 1980, Barcelona fans who had been protesting began applauding Real Madrid winger Laurie Cunningham, whose dribbling and assist led a 2-0 away win.240pts
Photo credits
- Luka Modrić — Богдан Заяц, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped, in a collage
- Karim Benzema — Chris Deahr, CC BY 2.0, cropped, in a collage
- Ronaldinho at the Bernabéu, 2005 — Darz Mol, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lineker at Old Trafford, 1992 — Liton Ali, CC BY 2.0
- Dennis Bergkamp — Mr. Alexander Ottesen, CC BY-SA 2.5, cropped
- Iniesta at the Bernabéu, 2015 — Christopher Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Giggs at the Bernabéu, 2013 — Ray Booysen from London, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Del Piero at the Bernabéu, 2008 — Original: James Adams Derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0
- Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin, 2018 — Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Totti at the Bernabéu, 2016 — goatling, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Pirlo at the Bernabéu, 2013 — Валерий Дудуш, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roberto Baggio — kanegen, CC BY 2.0, cropped
- Ronaldo at Old Trafford, 2003 — Martin Belam from Chania, Crete, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Iniesta at Cornellà, 2010 — Якушкин Иван, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Neymar at Cruzeiro, 2012 — Jimmy Baikovicius, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ibrahimović at Anderlecht, 2013 — Doha Stadium Plus Qatar from Doha, Qatar, CC BY 2.0
- Ribéry at San Siro, 2019 — Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Steven Gerrard — CFCUnofficial (Chelsea Debs), CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped
- Messi at Real Betis, 2019 — www.realvalladolid.es, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Laurie Cunningham — Nationaal Archief / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
