Garnacho, Ronaldo, and Zlatan: The greatest overhead kicks in football history

Scoring an overhead kick in football is a thing of beauty, each bringing an array of beauty, perfection, and style.

Here are the contenders for the greatest overhead kicks in football history.

It's 1-1 in the 2018 Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, and Madrid needed a moment of magic to take the lead again. Enter Gareth Bale.

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Bale had to backpedal to nearly the 18-yard box to meet the cross from Marcelo, but when he did, the Welsh legend made no mistake in firing the ball into the top left corner over Lorius Karius, as reported by ESPN.

The best international overhead kick scored was Zlatan Ibrahimovic's against England in 2012, with that goal being the standout in his four-goal performance.

As the ball was launched over the top of England's defense, Joe Hart raced out of his box to head the ball clear. Instead, he headed the ball to Ibrahimovic, who miraculously scored an overhead from nearly 30 yards away, according to I News.

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Footballing GOAT Cristiano Ronaldo has been the suspect of some of the greatest goals ever scored, but not many rank as high as his overhead kick in the Champions League quarter-final against Juventus.

According to GOAL, after a superb parried save by Gianluigi Buffon, Dani Carvajal crossed a ball onto the penalty spot. For 99% of players, it was far too high, but for Ronaldo, it was enough for him to fire the ball into the top right corner of the goal.

Defensive midfielder Emre Can has never been known for his goalscoring ability, but his goal against Watford in 2017 gives Garnacho's recent strike some competition for the most memorable overhead kick in Premier League history.

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SportBible reported Lucas Leiva floated a ball from near the center circle as Can ran into the box to potentially head the ball. When he realized there was no header available, the midfielder bicycle-kicked the ball into the top left from the edge of the box.

Manchester United vs Liverpool is the biggest game in English football, and back in 2010, Dimitar Berbatov put his stamp on the game, scoring a hattrick with one unbelievable overhead kick.

Berbatov has one of the best first touches in football history, and the Bulgarian put his spin on his overhead kick, kneeing the ball down with his back to the goal after a cross from Nani and firing the ball past Pepe Reina, as reported by the Premier League website.

The final goal is the reason this list was created as Alejandro Garnacho followed his idol Cristiano Ronaldo and fired an overhead kick past Jordan Pickford, following up with Ronaldo's iconic celebration.

According to Sky Sports, Diego Dalot got to the touchline and crossed the ball to the corner of the 18-yard box, where Garnacho raced to meet the ball. The young star fired the ball from the left corner of the box to the top right corner of the goal. Goal of the season already!

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney scored the most iconic Manchester derby goal when he fired an overhead kick past Joe Hart into the top corner.

In the 78^th minute of the game, with the match level at 1-1, Portuguese winger Nani whipped the ball into the box for Rooney to attack. Nine times out of ten, the ball goes over the bar. Instead, it helped United win the game.

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