Iniesta's run-in with Cristiano Ronaldo: We were in my house so I told him off LaLiga - Barcelona vs Real Madrid Reviewed his career so far

It is rare to see Andres Iniesta get angry on the football field but it did once happen with Cristiano Ronaldo, and he has reflected on that as well as the rest of his career as it winds down.

The Spain international has brought an end to his Barcelona playing days this year and will move to Japan after the summer's World Cup.

Looking back on his time in Spain, one incident during a 2009 Clasico stood out in which his temper got the better of him on a rare occasion, causing a tete-a-tete with Ronaldo.

"We were in my house, we were at the Camp Nou, and I just told him that he don't do things like that," Iniesta told Cuatro.

He also wanted to address the topic of his alleged childhood support for Real Madrid and how it is something which has been vastly blown out of proportion.

"It happened because Barcelona scored seven goals against Albacete and I got so angry and threw such a tantrum," he recalled.

"I was unhappy that Barcelona had done that to my Albacete... so I had a difficult time which included a change of team.

"There has never been any contact though, I was never close to signing for Madrid."

Iniesta is also the only Spaniard ever to know the feeling of scoring a winning goal in a World Cup final but it was his tribute to his friend and Espanyol defender Dani Jarque after that goal which was just as memorable, and he has also revealed how much he struggled to cope with that loss.

"That shirt was a long-sleeved one and I can't stand playing in long sleeves so just before we went out onto the field, I cut them off," he revealed.

"It was also the only game in my career when I was really on the edge because of the marking from [Mark] van Bommel, who had it in for me the whole game.

"One day after that though, I was at my parents' home with my wife, who was still my girlfriend at that time, and I told them, 'I need someone, I just can't do it anymore'.

"So we went down to the sports city and called the doctor because I just felt empty inside. Thanks to the people around me and the specialists, everything went well and I came out stronger."