VIDEO: Five Great Volleys (Including Dimitar Berbatov's Goal Against Liverpool)
Is there a greater skill in isolation than a volley? The ability to meet a spinning ball in mid-air and control its direction and trajectory with a perfectly-timed swish of a boot is something most of us can only dream of.
Even the best in the world don't take it for granted, and a truly great volleyed goal remains a rare and beautiful thing.
But every once in a while a player of exceptional talent produces a moment of such breathtaking brilliance you just want to watch it over and over again.
Inspired by Dimitar Berbatov's stunner for Manchester United against Liverpool, here are five volleys you can't help but get excited about,
No. 1: Hamit Altintop For Turkey Against Kazahkstan
1 of 5Hamit Altintop smashes one home in a recent Euro 2012 qualifier for Turkey.
No. 2: Marco Van Basten For Holland Against USSR
2 of 5Arguably the most famous volley of them all. Marco van Basten scores from an improbable angle in the final of Euro 1988.
No. 3: Zinedine Zidane For Real Madrid Against Bayer Leverkusen
3 of 5Zinedine Zidane was a genius. And if you needed convincing...
No. 4: David Bentley For Tottenham Against Arsenal
4 of 5David Bentley has never really lived up to his potential. But this was pretty special.
No. 5: Dimitar Berbatov For Manchester United Against Liverpool
5 of 5Nani's cross finds Berbatov...the rest is genius.
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