From heaven to hell! The free fall of the Barcelona phenomenon
Ronny Bardaghji reached the top of the sky last season when he scored against Betis, Barca's next opponent, in La Cartuja, but he could not be consistent and his role gradually faded until he reached the current situation.
According to "Sports Three", Barcelona will return to La Cartuja again this Saturday; The temporary home of Real Betis and the stadium that witnessed the first and only goal of Roni Bardaghji with a blue and pomegranate shirt in La Liga. A second goal was scored in the Spanish Super Cup against Athletic Bilbao. The opening of the opponent's gate, which promised great moments, but lost color as the months passed.
The 20-year-old Swedish winger, who was signed from Copenhagen for 2.5 million euros in the summer of 2025 and has a contract until 2029, is currently recovering from a knee cruciate ligament injury that occurred during training in August; An injury that somewhat delayed the decision on Rooney's future as it was a foregone conclusion that he would leave in the summer transfer window.
On that day, December 6, 2025, after four consecutive games on the bench, Roni Bardaghji returned to the field again and this time he was in the main lineup, because Flick had decided to put Lamine Yamal behind the point forward, Fran Torres; A player who managed to record a hat trick. The star from Recofonda finished the job with the fifth goal, which is the final result of three out of five, and Barcelona's third goal was scored by a Swedish player.
Rooney's goal in the most memorable of 28 games with Barcelona last season, with a total of 872 minutes played, was a spectacular goal. In the 31st minute, the Swedish striker received a unique pass from Padri, controlled the ball with his left foot, entered the penalty area and sent a powerful shot into the goal. Alvaro Valls, Betis' excellent goalkeeper, could do nothing.
Roni Shadi did a very special goal and imitated the chidori pose of Sasuke, one of the characters of the Naruto series. Rooney's performance in La Cartuja did not end there, as he assisted Fran Torres for the second goal a few minutes earlier with a precise pass. The first goal and the first assist as a Barça player were recorded in a match and with a time interval of only twenty minutes.
Rooney said after the game that he was "very happy" and felt completely identified with the club: "People know my love for this club, I can't describe the feeling of scoring my first goal with Barca."