Uefa unveil Goal of the Season shortlist as Gareth Bale misses out to former Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo

Wonder goal | But Bale's overhead strike did not make the grade
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Standard Sport15 August 2018

Uefa have revealed their 11 nominees for the top goal scored in their competitions this season, with no room on the shortlist for Gareth Bale.

The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitri Payet and Lucy Bronze made the cut but Bale’s spectacular bicycle kick against Liverpool in the Champions League final was left out, despite being labelled one of the greatest goals ever scored in a major European final.

Uefa’s technical panel were only able to nominate one goal from each of 11 European competitions over the past 12 months and instead opted for a different overhead strike, Ronaldo’s stunning goal against Juventus in a 3-0 quarter-final first-leg win.

Former West Ham star Payet was the Europa League representative for a spectacular dribble and outside of the boot dink against RB Leipzig.

English representation on the shortlist is strong, with Bronze’s volley in a Champions League semi-final win for Lyon over Manchester City described as “superbly struck” by the technical panel.

Sunderland youngster Elliot Embleton was rewarded for his curling strike for England Under-19s against Turkey, whilst Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen also made the cut through “a controlled and powerful finish to a swift counterattack” in Denmark’s World Cup qualifying play-off win over Ireland.

The full shortlist and details on how to vote are available here

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