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5th September 2016
03:42pm BST

It relates to the 2005 Clásico at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu stadium, a game which ended with Ronaldinho being given a standing ovation by the Madrid crowd after a match-winning performance.
Well, more specifically, it relates to what happened the night before the game.
https://twitter.com/iammoallim/status/772381266738053120
But did it happen? Plenty have their doubts, including ESPNFC's Barcelona correspondent Sam Marsden.
Marsden has confirmed that the story is not from Iniesta's book, but the source of the tale is unclear.
If Ronaldinho did call his teammates at 3am, which might not be entirely out of character, it has not been committed to print by the club's longest-serving player.
https://twitter.com/samuelmarsden/status/772788133989679104
And Marsden isn't the only one to express scepticism about the story, which is yet to be independently verified at the time of writing.
https://twitter.com/tomEurosport/status/772752010286362624
https://twitter.com/andi_thomas/status/772752740002963456
https://twitter.com/simonhfootball/status/772791737110659072

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