Throw My Hands Up

Yesterday, Arsenal demolished Porto 5-0 to advance to the quarter-finals in the Champions League, 6-2 on aggregate. While a lot of post-game talk has focused on Nicklas Bendtner's hat trick following his poor performance in Saturday's game, it's Samir Nasri's goal that stands out in my mind. Nasri filled in for Captain Cesc Fabregas perfectly and capped off a fine showing with a brilliant, Messi-like goal. As you can see, Nasri seemed somewhat contained on the wing until he weaved and feinted through 3 defenders before cracking home an authoritative finish from a tight angle. What makes it even more impressive is that the goal came right when Porto were mounting pressure for the equalizer and it sealed the Gunners' victory, putting the aggregate at 4-2. I've watched a lot of soccer in the past few years and this was one of, if not the best individual goals I have witnessed.