TOP 10 goals in Champions League history! Remember Bale and his scissors or Essien’s volley? Recall the famous goals

The current Champions League season is in full swing, and that means it’s the perfect time to remind ourselves of what this legendary competition has already brought us in its 68-year existence. Specifically, we’ll go through the Top 10 goals together. Some goals are listed purely for their beauty, others for their importance. Let’s take a look at the first part.

Michael Essien and his famous volley against Barcelona

This offensive-minded Ghanaian spent a total of 8 seasons at Chelsea between 2005 and 2014. The engagement was interrupted by a one-year loan spell at Real Madrid in the 2012/2013 season. He got into big football via France, specifically the Bastia team, from where he was subsequently scouted by Lyon.

However, he spent only one year there and immediately moved to Chelsea, his most significant and biggest engagement. On May 6, 2009, he hit this memorable moment in a match at Stamford Bridge against Barcelona, hitting this awesome volley to equalize the final 1: 1.

The match was played with the following line-ups.
Chelsea: Petr Cech, Alex, Ashley Cole, John Terry, José Bosingwa, Florent Malouda, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba
Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Dani Alves, Eric Abidal, Gerard Piqué, Yaya Touré, Sergio Busquets, Keita, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto’o

Thierry Henry as an unstoppable tank against Real Madrid

One of Arsenal’s greatest legends. The path to the Gunners led first from Versailles to Monaco, then to the famous Juventus Turin and in 1999 to just Arsenal London and this solo break and subsequent left-footed finish at the back, as he simply knew how.

Here he stayed for eight seasons and left the club in 2007, going to Barcelona for the next three years. He then played a year in the American MLS where he maintained a goals per game average! At the end of the 2011/2012 season, he managed to play four more games for Arsenal before returning to the New York Red Bulls, where he also ended his rich career.

The match was played with the following line-ups.
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas, Cicinho, Jonathan Woodgate, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Thomas Gravesen, David Beckham, Guti, Robinho, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo.
Arsenal:: Jens Lehmann, Emmanuel Eboué, Kolo Touré, Mathieu Flamini, Philippe Senderos, Aliaksandr Hleb, Cesc Fàbregas, Freddie Ljungberg, Gilberto Silva, José Antonio Reyes, Thierry Henry

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his solo demolition of Anderlecht

What would any top ranking be if it was missing the football god himself? It can’t and that’s why it’s here. In 2013, the Swedish warrior destroyed the then Belgian champions, Anderlecht, in a PSG jersey. This time it wasn’t just one goal, but four.

In his long, rich and still active career, he has had many more engagements than Henry or Essien. Ibrahimovic started at Ajax, was at Juventus, then at Inter Milan, also spent a season in a Barcelona jersey, four years at PSG, then two at Manchester United.

He also tried his hand at MLS in a Los Angeles Galaxy jersey. He is currently in his fifth year at AC Milan and, if we add the two seasons he played before that, this is Zlatan’s longest engagement where he is still active and these days he is returning from a long injury at the age of 41.

But it’s an irrefutable fact that this guy can score goals and has been proving it throughout his career. See the proof for yourself. He scored 4 times in a single game and every goal was an original. He can finish accurately in a plethora of ways.

The match was played with the following line-ups.
Anderlecht:: Thomas Kaminski, Bram Nuytinck, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Fabrice N’Sakala, Chancel Mbemba, Sacha Kljestan, Youri Tielemans, Guillaume Gillet, Dennis Praet, Matías Suárez, Aleksandar Mitrovic
AC Milan:: Salvatore Sirigu, Marquinhos, Alex Alex, Maxwell Maxwell, Gregory van der Wiel, Thiago Motta, Blaise Matuidi, Marco Verratti, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Philippe Mexès and his brilliant work and perfect scissors from outside the penalty area

Philippe Mexès has spent the vast majority of his career in the Italian Serie A. But he entered professional football at home, in France. In 1997 he made his first move, from Toulouse to Auxerre, where he spent seven years. 2004-2011 he played for AS Roma, and for the next five years until the end of his career at AC Milan.

You expect many things from a stopper, but certainly not this. Exemplary work on the chest and perfect scissors, which even the opposing goalkeeper just stared open-mouthed. There was nothing else to do. Despite the fact that Mexès is definitely never away from scoring goals on the pitch, this one was worth it! That’s what you want to experience, that’s what you want to hit.

The match was played with the following lineups.
Anderlecht:: Proto, Gillet, Kouyaté, Nuytinck, Deschacht, Kljestan, Biglia, Bruno, Praet, Jovanovic, Mbokani
AC Milan::Abbiati,D Sciglio, Mexès,Yepes, Constant, Montolivo, dJong, Nocerino, Boateng, Bojan K, E Shaarawy

Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-range rocket on the pitch of Porto

Cristiano Ronaldo probably doesn’t need a full introduction or even a reminder. One of the best footballers of all time, mainly associated with Real Madrid and also Manchester United. It was for the Red Devils that he scored this legendary rocket into the Porto net.

Cristiano Ronaldo probably needs no introduction or reminder. So just quickly. He’s a Sporting Lisbon product, one of the best footballers of all time. He’s mainly associated with Real Madrid and also Manchester United. It was for the Red Devils that he scored this legendary rocket into Porto’s net.

The match was played with the following line-ups.
FC Porto: Helton, Aly Cissokho, Bruno Alves, Cristian Sapunaru, Rolando, Fernando, Lucho González, Raul Meireles,Cristian Rodríguez, Hulk, Lisandro López
Manchester United:: Edwin van der Sar, John O’Shea, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Anderson, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney

Source: Whoscored, UEFA