Paris Saint-Germain stayed on track for a fourth straight French League Cup title with 4-1 semifinal win over Bordeaux that saw Angel Di Maria open the scoring with thisterrific free kick — a 27-yard rocket that looks headed high but dips in time to hit the underside of the crossbar. Di Maria also scored PSG’s […]
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Video Pick: Self-assisted free-kick volley is gamewinner
Our favorite goal of the weekend comes from a 24-yard free kick in England’s second tier. Nottingham Forest’s Ben Osborn ended his team’s eight-game losing streak with a volley he setup for himself with a flick after Matty Cash tapped to the ball to him. The strike gave Forest a 1-0 win over Bristol City.
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Video Pick: Lewy volleys twice for Bayern
Bayern Munich is the Bundesliga “fall champion” thanks to a 2-1 comeback win over Freiburg on two goals by Robert Lewandowski. The second, in stoppage time, was especially wonderfulas Lewandowski controlled the ball with his chest, tapped it up with his right foot, and volleyed with his left foot low into the corner.
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Video Pick: Bike beauty by Colombian defender
Not bad for a central defender: Colombian international Jeison Murillo opened the scoring for Inter Milan in its 3-2 Coppa Italia win over Bologna with this bicycle kick.
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Video Pick: Madrid youngster goes long way for golazo
In Real Madrid’s 3-3 tie with Sevilla that sent Real to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, Marco Asensiolatched on to the ball a few yards outside his own penalty area, dribbledto the other end, and stroked home from eight yards.
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Video Pick: A superb volley from Lucas Perez
Spaniard Lucas Perez scored his first English Premier League goal for Arsenal with a sweet volley that helped the Gunners to a 3-3 comeback tie against Bournemouth.
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Video Pick: Spectacular scorpion-kick golazo
Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s second goal for Manchester United will go down as one the best of strikes of the year. The 27-year-old Armenian scored Man United’s final goal in a 3-1 win overSunderland in full flight with a back-heel volley off a cross from Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
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Video Pick: Douglas Costa scores long-range beauty
Bayern Munich had 70 percent of the possession against Darmstadt but needed a wonder goal from Douglas Costa for a 1-0 win to stay in first place of the Bundesliga. DouglasCosta got the ball off an indirect free kick, took a few touches and hammered home with a powerful swerving shot from 27 yards out.
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Video Pick: Okaka back-heel tops best EPL golazos
The English Premier League’s Goals of the Week include a rare header by Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, his ninth goal in all competitions this season, and Hull’s AdamaDiomande netting after a nutmeg — but most impressive was the back-heel by Watford’s Stefano Okaka against Everton.
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Video Pick: Terrific volley for Porto by Mexico's 'Tecatito'
Mexico’s 23-year-old Jesus “Tecatito” Corona scored Porto’s second goal in a 5-0 UEFA Champions League win over Leicester with a fierce left-footed 13-yard volley into the uppercorner after meeting a 35-yard cross from Brazilian Alex Telles.