Eberechi Eze scored a magnificent goal to put Arsenal 1-0 up in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates.
The former Crystal Palace playmaker held his place in the first XI despite a largely underwhelming display against Everton in Saturday's Premier League win, leading to suggestions that Bukayo Saka could be utilised as a number 10 instead.
However, Mikel Arteta kept his faith in Eze, who repaid his manager with a ferocious strike to put Arsenal ahead on aggregate, following last week's 1-1 draw at the BayArena.
The Premier League leaders struggled to get the better of an inspired Janis Blaswich in the Leverkusen goal early doors, but few goalkeepers would have kept out Eze's first-half rocket.
Receiving the ball from Leandro Trossard with his back to goal, Eze took one touch with his left foot, turned inside and picked out the top corner with a wonderful half-volley from 20 yards.
The nonchalant England international kept his celebrations to a minimum too, simply pointing to the Arsenal badge while his teammates and supporters revelled in his astonishing strike.
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While not quite a 'pure volley', Eze's stunning effort may evoke painful memories for Leverkusen fans of a certain age - those old enough to remember the 2001-02 Champions League final.
On that fateful evening, Die Werkself were the victims of one of the all-time goals in professional football - not just the Champions League - as Zinedine Zidane scored that volley for Real Madrid to secure victory for Los Blancos.
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