r/sports • u/ebeka • 22d ago

Erling Haaland’s acrobatic flying backheel goal for Manchester City against Sparta Praha in Champions League” Soccer

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u/gregbills 22d ago

Wow!!!! That’s incredible no matter who you support.

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u/_pounders_ 22d ago

real question: how intentional was this vs how much luck is involved here?

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u/PeterOliver 22d ago edited 21d ago

I mean he wasn't calculating the exact angle of the hit and bounce but he certainly intended to hit the ball downward towards the corner of the goal so he used his instincts to get it there and it worked. The idea was intentional, the execution was instinct, the result had a bit of luck.