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Rakitic volley against Tottenham wins UCL goal of the group stage

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Ivan Rakitic' stunner against Spurs wins the award for best goal in the UEFA Champions League goal ahead of Icardi's volley, Dembélé's solo goal, and Cristiano's first-time finish against Manchester United.

Ivan Rakitic vs Tottenham

The midfielder's superb volley at Wembley helped to consign Spurs to defeat as Barcelona ran out eventual 4-2 winners.

The goal came just before the half-hour mark. Philippe Coutinho saw his own shot blocked by Davinson Sanchez before the Brazilian then found Rakitic outside the area.

Twenty-one metres from goal, the Croatian unleashed a crisply-timed strike which rocketed past Hugo Lloris before smashing into the upright and into the back of the net to make it 2-0 to the visitors.

Barca went on to beat Inter Milan and draw their next two games — against Inter and Tottenham — to come out on top in Group B and advance through to the knockout stages.

Tottenham recovered from that devastating loss and, thanks to a Lucas Moura goal on the final match day at the Nou Camp, will join Barca in the last 16.

Rakitic shows sensational technique to smash a volley out of the reach of Lloris, off the far post and in! A piece of art there on the end of a Coutinho pull-back, made possible by some dreadful Spurs defending.

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