Cristiano Ronaldo's overhead kick against Juventus in this
season's Champions League quarterfinals was better than
Gareth Bale's against Liverpool in the final, according to
UEFA's Technical Observers.
Ronaldo's spectacular effort in Real Madrid's 3-0 first leg
victory in Turin in early April was immediately hailed as one of
the greatest goals of all time, only for Bale to score an almost
exactly similar goal on an even bigger stage in Saturday's 3-1
victory in Kiev.
The task of deciding which of the two strikes was better went
to UEFA's team of Technical Observers who compiled their best
10 goals of the 2017-18 Champions League season. And they
chose Ronaldo's effort as No. 1, saying it was "an
extraordinary display of technique and athleticism."
Bale's strike came second on the list drawn up by the experts,
who described it as "the crucial goal to make it 2-1 in the final,
another brilliant acrobatic finish."
The UEFA committee is made up of former West Ham,
Manchester United and Everton manager David Moyes, ex-Roma
and Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu, current Latvia
national team coach Mixu Paatelainen, former Werder Bremen
player and coach Thomas Schaaf, ex-Poland national manager
Jerzy Engel and Dane Peter Rudbæk. The same group chose
Bale as man of the match in Saturday's game due to his decisive
impact off the bench.
Both Ronaldo and Bale have a second goal on the list, with
Bale's side-footed volley in September's group stage win at
Borussia Dortmund rated No. 6, and Ronaldo's long-ranger in
December's return meeting with Dortmund in at No. 10.
Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain's clever strike in the round of
16 second leg against Tottenham was rated the third best goal
of the season in the competition, while another bicycle kick
from Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann against Roma in the
group stages was chosen as No. 4.
Also on the list were Roma's Edin Dzeko's volley against
Chelsea [No. 5], Shakhtar Donetsk's Fred's free kick against
Roma [No. 7], Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne's belter
versus Shakhtar [No. 8] and Lorenzo Insigne's long-ranger also
against Shakhtar [No. 9].
season's Champions League quarterfinals was better than
Gareth Bale's against Liverpool in the final, according to
UEFA's Technical Observers.
Ronaldo's spectacular effort in Real Madrid's 3-0 first leg
victory in Turin in early April was immediately hailed as one of
the greatest goals of all time, only for Bale to score an almost
exactly similar goal on an even bigger stage in Saturday's 3-1
victory in Kiev.
The task of deciding which of the two strikes was better went
to UEFA's team of Technical Observers who compiled their best
10 goals of the 2017-18 Champions League season. And they
chose Ronaldo's effort as No. 1, saying it was "an
extraordinary display of technique and athleticism."
Bale's strike came second on the list drawn up by the experts,
who described it as "the crucial goal to make it 2-1 in the final,
another brilliant acrobatic finish."
The UEFA committee is made up of former West Ham,
Manchester United and Everton manager David Moyes, ex-Roma
and Inter Milan defender Cristian Chivu, current Latvia
national team coach Mixu Paatelainen, former Werder Bremen
player and coach Thomas Schaaf, ex-Poland national manager
Jerzy Engel and Dane Peter Rudbæk. The same group chose
Bale as man of the match in Saturday's game due to his decisive
impact off the bench.
Both Ronaldo and Bale have a second goal on the list, with
Bale's side-footed volley in September's group stage win at
Borussia Dortmund rated No. 6, and Ronaldo's long-ranger in
December's return meeting with Dortmund in at No. 10.
Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain's clever strike in the round of
16 second leg against Tottenham was rated the third best goal
of the season in the competition, while another bicycle kick
from Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann against Roma in the
group stages was chosen as No. 4.
Also on the list were Roma's Edin Dzeko's volley against
Chelsea [No. 5], Shakhtar Donetsk's Fred's free kick against
Roma [No. 7], Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne's belter
versus Shakhtar [No. 8] and Lorenzo Insigne's long-ranger also
against Shakhtar [No. 9].
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