Cristiano Ronaldo strikes peak Ronaldo locker room pose

The photo looks pretty standard at first glance, but ...
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Real Madrid and FC Barcelona played to a 1-1 draw in soccer's vaunted "El Clásico" match Saturday, but it's Cristiano Ronaldo who won the postgame.

The preening, preternaturally talented superstar stole the show in a teammate's celebratory photo after a late goal salvaged the day for Madrid.

Sergo Ramos headed in a last-minute equalizer for the 1-1 draw, which kept Madrid atop the La Liga standings with a six-point lead over rival Barcelona. Then he posted this celebratory team photo on Twitter.


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Looks pretty standard at first glance. But wait.

Let's zoom in.

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Little more.

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Liiiiiitle more.

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Ah! There it is -- peak Ronaldo.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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