There might have been only four games played but there was a month’s worth of great goals scored in the Champions League quarter-finals this week. Here are our five favourites.
Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund v Malaga
Dortmund didn’t play as well as they can against Malaga, but Robert Lewandowski’s equaliser was an example of the German side at their very best.
The interplay leading up to the goal was quick and incisive, the flick from Reus into Lewandowski’s path was sublime and the little dink over the ‘keeper and tidy finish from Lewandowski was the perfect way to finish it off. A really beautiful goal to watch.
Emmanuel Eboue, Galatasaray v Real Madrid
Arsenal fans were among the number of observers who had to watch countless replays to confirm that it was actually Emmanuel Eboue who was responsible for Galatasaray’s cracking opening goal on Tuesday night and it’s fair to say the Ivorian will never hit a ball like that again in his life. No stopping that.
Wesley Sneijder, Galatasaray v Real Madrid
He was responsible for missing a sitter only minutes beforehand but the Dutchman made up for it with a brilliantly crafted goal to put Galatasaray ahead on the night, knocking it through the legs of Varane and producing a brilliantly composed finish to top it off.
Didier Drogba, Galatasaray v Real Madrid
It might be a bit much to have three out of the five best goals from the one team, particularly considering the amount of goals scored this week, but is anyone going to argue with Drogba’s tremendous flick for Galatasaray’s third goal?
Varane and Lopez could only watch as the big fella produced a stunning piece of skill to raise the hopes of the excitable home fans that the impossible was in fact possible… even though it didn’t turn out that way in the end.
Pedro, Barcelona v PSG
Barcelona looked flat and one-dimensional for an hour against PSG and it took the introduction of Lionel Messi to wake them up after the French side had taken a deserved lead. Messi was centrally involved in Barca’s equaliser as he carried it forward and poked it through to David Villa, who did really, really well to tee it up for Pedro just inside the box.
Pedro didn’t hang about and smashed it into the far corner for a goal that sealed his side’s passage to the last four.
