Gareth Bale’s stunning overhead kick overlooked in UEFA best goal poll

ByEurosport

Updated 14/08/2018 at 17:04 GMT

Gareth Bale’s stunning overhead kick in the Champions League final has been overlooked in a goal of the season poll conducted by UEFA.

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid vs. FC Liverpool)

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The Wales international scored with a brilliant acrobatic effort – one of two he scored in the game – as Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Kiev to claim their 13th European crown.

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Despite the sensational nature of the strike, it is another brilliant overhead kick, by Cristiano Ronaldo, which has been nominated as the Champions League entrant for the 2017-18 vote on UEFA.com, the European governing body’s website.

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Ronaldo, then also of Real Madrid, performed his bicycle kick as the Spanish giants beat Juventus – the club he has since joined – 3-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in Turin.

UEFA’s technical observers said the goal was “an extraordinary display of technique and athleticism”.

Bale's brilliant effort against Liverpool is not included

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The shortlist features 11 goals in total, one from each of the competitions run by UEFA.

England international Lucy Bronze is nominated for the volley she scored in Lyon’s victory over her former club Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League.

England Under-19 international Elliot Pemberton also makes the list following a fine piece of skill and left-foot strike against Turkey.

The first of the three goals scored by Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen in Denmark’s 5-1 win over the Republic of Ireland a World Cup qualifying play-off in Dublin is also included.

With reporting by PA Sport

FULL SHORTLIST

Lucy Bronze (LYON 1-0 Manchester City) - UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, 29/04/18
Olga Carmona (Switzerland 0-2 SPAIN) - UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship group stage, 21/07/18
Elisandro (Sporting CP 2-5 INTER FS) - UEFA Futsal Cup final, 22/04/18
Elliot Embleton (Turkey 2-3 ENGLAND) - UEFA European Under-19 Championship group stage, 17/07/18
Christian Eriksen (Republic of Ireland 1-5 DENMARK) - European Qualifiers play-offs, 14/11/17
Paulo Estrela (PORTO 5 -1 Besiktas) - UEFA Youth League group stage, 13/09/17
Eva Navarro (Germany 0-2 SPAIN) - UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship final, 21/05/18
Dimitri Payet (MARSEILLE 5-2 Leipzig) - UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, 12/04/18
Goncalo Ramos (Slovenia 0-4 PORTUGAL) - UEFA European Under-17 Championship group stage, 07/05/18
Ricardinho (PORTUGAL 4-1 Romania) - UEFA Futsal EURO group stage, 31/01/18
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus 0-3 REAL MADRID) - UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, 03/04/18

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