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On This Day in Football: Pato stuns Camp Nou, Arsenal field World XI

On this day in 2011, Alexandre Pato stunned the crowd at the Nou Camp by scoring inside 25 seconds in AC Milan’s UEFA Champions League group stage match against Barcelona.

The Brazilian received the ball just around the centre circle before getting past Javier Mascherano and Sergio Busquets with a sudden burst of pace. He then capped off an exquisite finish by putting the ball through Victor Valdes’ legs.

Pedro equalised for the Catalans in the 36th minute as the two sides went into the break on level terms. David Villa’s goal shortly after the restart put Barcelona ahead but Thiago Silva’s 92nd equaliser for Milan ended the game at 2-2.