Sat 30th May - Municipal de Riazor
By Lucas Brown Last updated: 16th July 2008
Ronaldinho could not hide his relief after his prolonged departure from Barcelona was finally concluded on Tuesday when AC Milan reached an agreement to sign him.
The Brazilian had always stated that the Rossoneri was his preferred destination, despite Manchester City offering more money, and he was pleased to end all the speculation.
A deal worth around €21million to the Blaugrana was sealed after talks between the Catalan club's president Joan Laporta and Milan's vice-president Adriano Galliani took place this week.
"At last I have signed for Milan," Ronaldinho told La Gazzetta dello Sport after the deal was officially announced.
"It has been a long time in coming, but finally the deal has been done. The facts show that I always wanted to go to Milan."
Ronaldinho has had two troubled seasons at Camp Nou, but he was not willing to give his side of the story and explained that he was only focussing on his new club.
"Now is not the time to speak about Barcelona. I just want to enjoy this new chapter in my life, in which I promise to work hard and give my best to Milan," concluded Ronaldinho.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Friday 24th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 20:00 | Tottenham vs Barcelona |
| Sunday 26th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 13:15 | Barcelona vs Al Ahly |
| Friday 28th August | |
| UEFA Super Cup | |
| 19:45 | Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 30th May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Wednesday 27th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 23rd May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 0 - 1 Osasuna | |
| Sunday 17th May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Mallorca 2 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Wednesday 13th May | |
| Spanish Copa del Rey | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1 - 4 Barcelona | |
| Sunday 10th May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 3 - 3 Villarreal | |
| Wednesday 6th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Chelsea 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Madrid 2 - 6 Barcelona | |
| Tuesday 28th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 0 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Valencia 2 - 2 Barcelona | |
| Wednesday 22nd April | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 4 - 0 Sevilla | |
| Saturday 18th April | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Getafe 0 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Tuesday 14th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 2 - 0 Recreativo Huelva | |
| Wednesday 8th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 4 - 0 Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Valladolid 0 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Sunday 22nd March | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 6 - 0 Malaga | |
| Sunday 15th March | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 0 - 2 Barcelona | |
| Wednesday 11th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 5 - 2 Lyon | |
| Saturday 7th March | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 2 - 0 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruna | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Espanyol | 0 | 0 |
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Real Madrid-bound striker Karim Benzema has revealed he turned down the chance to join Manchester United.
Manuel Llorente has dismissed suggestions that Valencia are in negotiations with Barcelona over selling David Villa.
Joan Laporta has expressed his sadness at how the saga over Samuel Eto'o's future has unfolded.
Barca's Alexander Hleb has received offers but is happy at Camp Nou, according to his agent.