Zlatan Ibrahimovic, that enigmatic hulk of brawn and majesty, scored his 100th, 101st and 102nd goals for Paris Saint-Germain last night to fire them into the French Cup final.
It was part of a 4-1 rout of Saint-Etienne, and means that the Parisian club will face Auxerre in the Coupe de France final on May 30th.
In a way, the three strikes epitomised what makes the 33-year-old such an icon of the modern game. The first was a nonchalant penalty; the second a tap-in following a sumptuous touch to round the keeper…
…whilst the third was a left-footed pile-driver after he had deceived the defender with a deft roll of his studs over the ball. It was glorious. As can be seen below.
All that was missing was a trademark feat of anti-gravity to encapsulate the 33-year-old’s full array of talents. What a magnificent bastard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZKqk2WkMkY
