Ex-Arsenal star Dani Ceballos becomes Real Madrid legend as he brutally trolls Barcelona after 4-0 win
DANI CEBALLOS brutally trolled Barcelona after Real Madrid’s 4-0 thumping of Xavi and Co last night.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men travelled to Catalonia for their Copa del Rey semi-final second leg trailing 1-0 from the home clash last month.
Despite being 12 points behind Barca in LaLiga, Madrid produced a sumptuous display to rout the Catalan side 4-0 in their own backyard.
Former Arsenal loanee Ceballos featured for the final five minutes, replacing star man Vinicius Jr.
As he boarded the coach to leave the stadium after the match, the midfielder mocked a Barcelona social media post from three months ago.
Barca defeated Real Madrid 3-1 in the Spanish Super Cup final on January 15.
After that triumph, the Catalan giants posted a video of defender Ronald Araujo with his medal, gleefully saying “empezó la nueva era” – meaning “the new era begins”.
As he went to board the coach last night, Ceballos clearly hadn’t forgotten Araujo’s proclamation.
He bellowed in delight “La nueva era! La nueva era!” – meaning “The new era! The new era!”
Real Madrid fans on social media revelled in Ceballos’ playful taunt.
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One joked: “This guy is my father. ”
As well as delighting his own team’s fans, the 26-year-old succeeded in winding up Barca supporters.
One furiously tweeted: “26 years and over, the best skills are off the pitch, bravo.”
While a second fumed: “This guy is shameless.”
A third mocked: “Who is Ceballos and why have we never seen him play?”
Another bitterly added: “They had to wait 3 clasicos to say it.”
Barcelona and Real Madrid have split this season’s Clasicos at two apiece.
Xavi’s men won 2-1 in the league a fortnight ago, as well as the first leg of this Copa del Rey tie.
While Madrid triumphed 3-1 in the league back in October.
They went 1-0 up last night via a Vinicius Jr goal on the stroke of half-time.
Benzema then took control after the break, scoring a sensational hat-trick to leave Barcelona reeling.
Madrid will face Osasuna in the final next month, after they beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 on aggregate in their semi-final.