Brazilian legend Ronaldo was the first to console Jonathan Woodgate and offer up words of encouragement after the former England centre-back's Real Madrid debut from hell.
Eyebrows were certainly raised when the Spanish giants splashed out £13.4million on Newcastle defender Woodgate back in the summer of 2003. Despite showing signs of early promise, the centre-back had seen his career crippled by injury and even arrived in the Spanish capital wounded.
The then 24-year-old would have to wait a year to make his first-team bow, but when the opportunity eventually came around, it took a disastrous turn. Woodgate scored a spectacular own goal before being sent off in a 3-1 La Liga win for Real Madrid over Athletic Bilbao. However, in the immediate aftermath of his agonising debut, help was on hand in the form of the legendary Ronaldo.
