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16th Sep 2015

Alessandro Florenzi did something bloody spectacular against Barcelona

What a moment

Darragh Murphy

Alessandro Florenzi won’t soon forget his first Champions League goal.

The Roma right back scored a goal for the ages against the reigning European Champions that you won’t likely seen topped for the rest of the tournament.

At 1-0 down, he crossed the halfway line and let rip from the touchline with a lobbed effort that made Marc-André ter Stegen look a right fool.

The aesthetic quality of the goal is improved by the fact that the goalkeeper didn’t even attempt to save it and the ball dropped in off the post.

The goal was so flippin’ beautiful that it left teammates Wojciech Szczęsny and Francesco Totti in a state of shock.

From David Beckham came Charlie Adam, from Charlie Adam came Alessandro Florenzi.

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