10 Best Golazos from World Football This Week
Goals, goals, goals. Performances, tactics and individual skill are all well and good, but ultimately, many fans watch football to see the goals that get their team the win.
We've scoured the game this week to find you the best strikes of all—curled efforts, strikes from range, thunderous drives and solo runs included.
Here's our 10, but feel free to add your own in the comments section below.
Adama Traore
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First up, a goal from Barcelona's Adama Traore from just prior to the weekend on Tuesday, with the talented youngster netting in the Copa del Rey rout of Huesca.
Traore evades four challenges and keeps his cool to slot past the keeper.
Watch the Barcelona starlet's effort here.
Erik Lamela
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Erik Lamela has taken his time to make his mark on the Premier League, but a big performance and a top goal will go in his favour from the weekend.
The Spurs man scored a terrific strike against Burnley on Saturday, which turned out to be the winning goal.
See the strike from a great behind-the-goal angle here.
Ashley Barnes
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Also in that game, Burnley's Ashley Barnes scored a magnificent goal of his own.
The Clarets' man hit a fine strike from the edge of the box, curling his shot past Hugo Lloris into the top corner. It wasn't enough for a point in the end, thanks to Lamela's effort.
Watch Barnes' goal here.
Adamo Coulibaly
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Two for one for you. Here's Adamo Coulibaly heading in for Lens against Lille in early December to rescue a point in the last minute of the game.
This weekend, he was at it again in far more spectacular style, scoring late on to seal a 2-0 win over Nice with a fantastic solo dribble and a composed finish.
Take a look at Coulibaly's most recent effort here.
Christian Benteke
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Another top Premier League goal of the weekend came at Villa Park, where Aston Villa held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Christian Benteke scored one of the goals of the Villa season with a display of power, vision and execution, holding off the defence to bend one into the far corner of the net on his left foot.
Watch the goal here.
Franco Vazquez
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Over to Italy for a spell now, starting with Palermo's Franco Vazquez.
The Argentinian netted two in the 3-3 draw with Atalanta on Sunday, with a terrific run and chipped finish from distance being his first and best.
See the audacious chip here.
Mateo Kovacic
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Mateo Kovacic next, who scored a thunderous volley for Inter Milan on Sunday evening.
The Croatian struck a fierce effort from range to reduce his side's deficit, and they went on to draw 2-2 against Lazio.
Watch the stunner here.
Juan Manuel Vargas
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Fiorentina managed a 1-1 home draw against Empoli in Serie A on Sunday.
Juan Manuel Vargas scored La Viola's opener with a low effort—a bullet from range which was the Peruvian's first of the season.
Watch Vargas' driven effort here.
Romain Hamouma
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To France and Ligue 1 now and Romain Hamouma's terrific goal for Saint-Etienne.
His goal was the final one in a 3-0 win over Evian on Sunday—a great solo run which saw him drive infield from the right flank—and find the opposite top corner with a drilled effort.
Watch his strike here.
Ruben Alcaraz
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We'll finish up with this scorcher from Spain, which took place just before the weekend.
Atletico Madrid might have beaten Hospitalet on aggregate, but the defeated side take the acclaim for the best goal of the tie—this drilled, long-range effort from Ruben Alcaraz, who netted a brace in a 2-2 second leg draw on Thursday.
Watch the thunderbolt hit right here.
