Six of the best: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s greatest goals

13:07 04/12/2013
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  • From the sublime to the ridiculous, there's not much that Zlatan Ibrahimovic can't do with a football at his feet.

    In tribute to his stunning goal against Anderlecht on Wednesday night, Sport360° has deleved into the archives to bring you a host of Zlatan specials.

    And as one journalist remarked on Twitter, is there any other player in the history of football who has scored stunning goals of such extraordinary variety – dribbles, volleys, taekwondo flicks – as 'Ibra'? We doubt it very much.

    Simply put: the man has an eye for the spectacular.

    1. He may be 6ft 5in tall, but Zlatan also has the twinkle toes and balance of a ballerina as he demonstrated to devastating effect during his formative years with Ajax.

    Check out his stunning goal against NAC Breda which sees him bamboozle five defenders and the goalkeeper before finishing with aplomb.

    2. Next up, Ibrahimovic shows off his full repertoire of skills with this incredible piece of athleticism at Euro 2004.

    Sweden looked to be heading to a 1-0 defeat to Italy before Ibra outjumps legendary Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to flick the ball into the top corner. Inspired.

    3. Before the Anderlecht strike, there was this exocet missile against Benfica, also in the Champions League. Not bad given it's on his weaker left foot!

    4. The goal that has been lauded as one of the greatest of all-time (hyperbole?). Ibrahimovic gives us his best Daniel LaRusso ("Karate Kid") impression with this outrageous 35 yard overhead kick against England.

    While it may only have been a friendly, the fact the match was to mark the official opening of Sweden's new Friends Arena stadium and it completed his hat-trick just makes it extra special.

    5. He's the gift that just keeps on giving. Ibrahimovic demonstrated his imagination and improvisational skills with this finish against Bastia last weekend.

    With his back to goal and the ball dropping from the heavens, the 32-year-old does what only he can. Naturally.

    6. And finally, the one that has inspired this very article. We've watched it 57 times and still we admire it's brilliance. A shot that stays hit, as the saying goes, if ever we saw one.

    The blink-and-you'll-miss-it strike also completed an 18 minute first-half hat-trick for the Swede as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 5-0 win. With their talisman in this kind of form they're going to take some stopping.

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