📽️ Remembering Atlético midfielder's Messi-esque goal on his birthday 🪄

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Ben Browning·21 November 2024

📽️ Remembering Atlético midfielder's Messi-esque goal on his birthday 🪄

Saúl Ñíguez may not be the player you would expect to produce a barnstorming run from midfield, but that is precisely what the Atlético Madrid star did back in 2016.

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Faced with Bayern Munich in the 2016 Champions League semi-final, the only goal of the leg was scored in the 11th minute, and it came from the Spanish midfielder.

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Saúl picked the ball up just inside Bayern's half, before beating four players with some neat footwork and picking out the far corner.

🎂 Happy birthday, @saulniguez ❤️🤍
– Thursday, 21 November 2024

Unfortunately, he couldn't repeat the trick in the final as his side were beaten by city rivals Real Madrid on penalties.

📸 Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno - 2016 Getty Images