Nemanja Matic reveals Chelsea thunderbolt in FA Cup semi-final wasn't even his best ever goal
It was nominated for Fifa's Puskas award for goal of the year
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Your support makes all the difference.Nemanja Matic has claimed his stunning goal to send Chelsea into the FA Cup final against Tottenham was not even the best goal of his career.
The Serbian midfielder was not having his best game at Wembley until Eden Hazard laid the ball back to him from around 30 yards, before Matic unleashed a hammer of an effort into the top corner.
But following the game he admitted the strike wasn’t as good as the one he scored for former club Benfica in their 2-2 draw with Porto in January 2013, which was nominated for the Fifa Puskas award for the best goals of the year.
“It was a nice goal! But first of all I want to say I am very happy for the team, that we’re going to play in the final,” Matic told BBC Sport.
“Today was hard against a very good team. Congratulations to Spurs, who didn’t give up.
“I am happy for my goal, it was a great goal, but it’s not the best I’ve ever scored. I scored a harder one in a Benfica vs Porto derby… this is perhaps my second best ever!”
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