Our Christmas gift to you - 6 great goals scored by Zlatan in 2014

Tis the season.

1. An instinctive first-touch lob against Nantes (4 February)

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2. An absolute rocket against Bayer Leverkusen (18 February)

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3. He loves a backheel — LOVES a backheel! (4 September)

This goal against Estonia took him past Sven Rydell as Sweden’s all-time top goalscorer.

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4. This was only in pre-season training but it was still class (28 July)

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5. A superb chest-swivel-finish against Ajax (25 November)

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6. This goal, scored mid-celebration against Nantes (6 December)

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Sometimes you forget how good Leo Messi was in 2014. Remind yourself.

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Dec 26th 2014, 1:41 AM

He’s no Heskey!! Heskey scored a bicycle kick with his head!!

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