Gareth Bale goal vs Liverpool: Watch spectacular overheard kick against Reds in Champions League final
Super-sub Bale came off the bench to score a double in victorious final in Kiev for Real
THE best goal to ever be scored in a final?
Gareth Bale came off the bench to put Real Madrid in front against Liverpool in quite spectacular fashion (watch goal below).
With reports of falling out of favour with boss Zinedine Zidane, Bale was relegated to the bench for the final.
But he was sent on after 61 minutes and bicycle-kicked his way into the history books seconds later.
Marcelo's cross was deflected skywards and Bale somehow performed an acrobatic masterclass to beat Loris Karius.
To add to the magic of the strike, the greatest Champions League final goal before Saturday night in Kiev came in 2002 from Zidane, who overlooked Bale again in Ukraine.
Bale added a second in the 83rd minute with a long range effort which slipped through the fingers of keeper Karius.
Real went on to win the match 3-1, securing the Champions League trophy for 13th time.
The Welshman said after the match that he will re-evaluate his future in the summer.
Bale said: Obviously I was very disappointed not to start the game, I felt I deserved it but the manager makes the decisions. The best I have been doing is to come on and make an impact, I certainly did.
"It has to be the best goal in a Champions League final, there is no bigger stage. I am just happy to get the win
"It is a team game but when you are a substitute, it is a game of more than 11 players. I made an impact.
"We know what we have achieved and how good we have been. The league was disappointing but we won the Champions League. It turns out to be a great season.
"I need to be playing week in, week out and that has not happened this season. I had an injury five, six weeks in but fit ever since. I have to sit down with my agent in the summer and discuss it."