Erik Lamela goal: Best tweets and reaction to Tottenham man's Rabona

Was it really the best goal ever?

Tom Sheen
Friday 24 October 2014 10:21 EDT
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Erik Lamela scored a quite incredible goal last night (you really should have seen it by now).

The Argentine’s ‘Rabona’ finish during Tottenham’s 5-1 over Asteras Tripolis predictably sent social media into a spin on Thursday night, and continued to do so this morning.

Lamela’s team-mate Jan Vertonghen said the goal was the best he’d “ever seen”, while the man himself showed some humility, dedicating the goal to his family, girlfriend and Spurs fans.

Here are some of the best tweets about the goal (as well as the goal itself)…

Was it the best goal ever? Let us know in the comments below...

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