Legend: former Porto and Barcelona man Deco (Picture: Getty Images)

The Estadio do Dragao played host to an exhibition of football as Deco reunited his former team-mates for a thrilling friendly match.

The play-making legend showed off his everlasting skills in his own tribute match between the 2004 Porto team and the 2006 Barcelona team, by scoring a pair of stunning lobs as well as a great assist.

Both sides conquered Europe, winning the Champions League with the midfield maestro pulling the strings, and they gathered in Portugal to honour the now retired star by playing out a fantastic 4-4 draw.

The likes of Ludovic Giuly, Lionel Messi, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Costinha, Xavi and Derlei were all part of the matchday squads in Portugal for a fantastic reunion of two of the most accomplished teams of the modern era.




Here are some of the highlights, and before you get confused, bear in mind that Deco swapped sides a couple of times!

1, Deco is set up by Messi for a beautiful lob:

2, Deco scores an arguably better lob, this time in a Porto shirt:

3, Deco tees up Benni McCarthy with a super smooth assist:

4, Messi, less than two weeks since his World Cup final heartbreak, nods home a Samuel Eto’o cross:

5, Eto’o, a free agent since leaving Chelsea, shows he’s still got a killer instinct:

6, Eto’o teases the Porto defence with the classic ‘stop the ball on the line’ prank after some dazzling work by Messi:

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