The art of goalscoring is widely regarded as the hardest to master in the footballing world, but players from Arsenal, Barcelona and Real Madrid among others have provided assists so good that we’re still struggling to comprehend them.
Whether they be sumptuous dribbles, awe-inspiring passes or flashes of magical skill that make you wonder whether the player in question was taught by Albus Dumbledore, some assists have stuck in the collective memory.
We’ve identified nine such moments that completely outshone their goals and picked our jaws off the floor for long enough to compile this piece.
Alexander Isak
No words.
Stop what you’re doing and watch this Alexander Isak dribble 🤤 pic.twitter.com/Kdq8E09fzo
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 27, 2023
Rafael Leao
Diego Maradona hated AC Milan with a passion, but we’d like to imagine him perching on a cloud and nodding admiringly at Leao’s ridiculous dribble that ousted Napoli from the Champions League.
With more extravagant hip movements than a salsa dancer, the Portugal international tore the Napoli defence to shreds and added a few zeros to his future price tag before laying the ball on a silver platter for Olivier Giroud.
Giroud wasn’t going to miss that one!
Leão with one of the best solo runs you will ever see 😍#UCL pic.twitter.com/W4i9QLFnb2
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 18, 2023
Lionel Messi
Where do we begin?
Messi has mastered the defence-undressing pass during his glittering career, often seeing angles so outlandish that mere mortals would be sectioned for suggesting them out loud.
But, with a gun to our head, we’re choosing Messi’s ragdolling of Josko Gvardiol before assisting Julian Alvarez during last year’s World Cup semi-final.
The humiliation was so complete that it’s easy to forget that many considered Gvardiol the best defender of the tournament beforehand. Jesus.
On this day 3 months ago, Lionel Messi got the assist of the World Cup vs. Croatia as Argentina won. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/UTXt9dbVM3
— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) March 13, 2023
Zinedine Zidane
Phwoar.
Zidane with the original no look pass pic.twitter.com/swOVV4jeCB
— 90s Footballers (@90sPlayers) January 16, 2023
Dennis Bergkamp
Bergkamp was the footballer’s footballer, with team-mates happy to let him do whatever was neccesary in the pursuit of immortality.
And when the results were as good as this, it’s hard to argue…
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