The goal of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi against Benfica, at Estádio da Luz, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, in the 1-1 draw, was voted best of the last edition of the Champions LeagueUEFA announced this Friday on Twitter.
The goal is the result of a bow kick by the Argentine striker, who best completed a collective action by the French national team, which also included the Portuguese Vitinha, the Brazilian Neymar and the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé.
In the Group H third round match, Messi opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, but a 41st-minute own goal from Portugal’s Danilo Pereira secured a 1-1 draw at Estádio da Luz on 5 October. .
After two seasons with PSG, the Argentine striker left the Parisian club at the end of last season to join American side Inter Miami.
Also on the podium of the best goals of the 2022/23 Champions League were Brazilian Vinícius Júnior, from Real Madrid, with a shot from outside the penalty area to Manchester City, and Norwegian Erling Haaland, from citizenswith an acrobatic goal against Dortmund, his former team, in second and third place respectively.
Spaniard Alejandro Grimaldo’s goal for Benfica – now transferred to the Germans from Bayer Leverkusen – at Maccabi Haifa, on the first day of Group H, from a kick outside the penalty area in a downward arc, was regarded as the fifth best in the Champions League Competition.
Source: DN
