Watch Gareth Bale’s Champions League final goal against Liverpool - is it better than Zinedine Zidane’s?
Bale scored twice to win the Champions League final for Real Madrid, handing his side the lead with a breath-taking bicycle kick from distance
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Your support makes all the difference.Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has paid tribute to Gareth Bale’s sensational goal against Liverpool in the Champions League final – but has stopped short of ranking it higher than his own stunning volley in the 2002 final against Bayer Leverkusen.
Bale came off the bench to score twice against Liverpool, including a sublime overhead kick that put Real 2-1 up after 64 minutes.
The goal brought to mind Zidane’s own memorable finish – against Leverkusen at Hampden Park – but the Frenchman does not want the two goals to be compared.
“It's not the same thing. This is just the latest one that we have witnessed,” Zidane said.
“Gareth's goal was magnificent. Congratulations to him.”
But which goal do you think is better?
When asked if they would be targeting a fourth successive Champions League title next season, Zidane said: “We are going to think about what we achieved, enjoy the moment first. This is the most important thing now.
“We had a complicated season but to finish it with this result, this game, this great joy, makes us really happy.
“I've had a little bit of time to think about what this means. This is the status of this club. This is a legendary club, a club that has won 13 Champions Leagues so I'm happy to be part of this history.”
Read more coverage on the Champions League final:
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- Jonathan Liew: The emptiness of the biggest stage
- Ed Malyon: Why relentless Real make their own luck
- Mark Critchley: Salah's early exit cripples Liverpool
- Explained: Salah's injury and his chances of playing in Russia
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- Transfer talk #1: Ronaldo opens the door to shock exit
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