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Zinedine Zidane will always be remembered for scoring one of the most beautiful goals in the history of the Champions League, Which in addition to being framed as a legendary goal, served to make the Merengue painting won in 2002 his ninth Orejona.
The image of the volley inside the area in the Final in front of the Bayer Leverkusen on the track Hampden Park of Glasgow was framed as a work of art by the French, but this would not have been possible without the participation of Roberto Carlos and today’s coach of the America, Santiago Solari, who was in charge of the center.
It was the 44th minute when Roberto Carlos he touched the ball to Solar in three-quarters of the track. the Argentine took out a rival, and respecting the movement of the Brazilian who continued to run on the left side, sent an exact pass from the left leg that left him profiled to look for a teammate in the center.
“He was flying left and he (Roberto Carlos) was left winger. The most talented arm the plays and the most truncated define them. Whatever happened to you, “Solari recalled in an interview with ESPN in 2017, where they recalled that play on May 15, 2002.
Without controlling the ball Roberto Carlos sent a “bad” center, which came out very high, but in the area where it was located Zidane practically alone.
Seeing the ball rise, Zizu stop his run just inches from past the big area line; he braked and turning on the axis of his right leg ignited the ball with a spectacular left volley that he placed in the upper right corner of the German goalkeeper’s goal, Jörg Butt.
“What a piece of goal. What it is to play with great footballers“, Pointed out in the same interview today the strategist of the Eagles, who will have his debut in the MX League next Saturday, January 9 when your team visits the Sant Lluís, Club belonging to ‘ Athletic of Madrid, Where Solari had his first adventure on the European continent.