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Zinedine Zidane he will always be remembered for scoring one of the greatest goals in the history of the Champions League, which was not only framed as a legendary purpose, but also served so that the meringue box will win 2002 his ninth Orejona.
The image of the volley in the field in the final against him Bayer Leverkusen on the court of Hampden Park from Glasgow It was framed as a work of art by the French, but that would not have been possible without the cooperation of Roberto Carlos and today coach of America, Santiago Solari, who was in command of the center.
It was minute 44 then Roberto Carlos he touched the ball Solar in three quarters of the court. He Argentinian He took down an opponent, respecting the move of the Brazilian who kept running down the left wing, sending him an exact left foot that put him in the spotlight to look for a teammate in the middle.
“He was a left winger and he (Roberto Carlos) was a left back. The most talented have put together the plays and the most stubborn define them. What a pass I gave you, ”Solari recalled in an ESPN interview in 2017, recalling that play on May 15, 2002.
Without controlling the ball Roberto Carlos sent a “bad” center, which came out very high, but to the area where it was Zidane practically alone.
Watch the ball rise Zizu he stopped running just inches after crossing the major field line; he braked and turned around the axis of his right leg he caught the ball with a spectacular left-handed volley which he placed in the top right corner of the German goalkeeper’s goal Jörg Butt.
“What a goal. What it is like to play with great footballersSaid in the same interview the current quarterback of the Eagles, who will make his debut in the Liga MX next Saturday, January 9, when his team won the Saint Louis, club to which Atlético de Madrid, where Solari experienced his first adventure on the European continent.