An Iranian soccer star scored the most beautiful but pointless goal you'll ever see as his side crashed out of the Champions League
- Porto striker Mehdi Taremi scored a brillant overhead kick in the Champions League quaterfinals.
- It was spectacular but pointless, acting as a consolation as Porto crashed out of the tournament.
- The goal evokes memories of Cristiano Ronaldo's extraordinary bicycle kick from 2018.
Mehdi Taremi scored the Champions League goal of the season as FC Porto was ejected from the competition's quarterfinals at the hands of Chelsea.
The Iranian scored a stunning overhead kick in the dying moments of Tuesday night's match to hand Porto a 1-0 victory.
But with Chelsea having beaten the Portuguese outfit 2-0 last week, the strike wasn't enough to spare his side from elimination.
It will most likely go down as one of the most futile wonder goals ever scored in soccer.
"I am happy for the goal, but I would have been much happier if we had qualified," the forward said after the match.
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Taremi's goal evokes memories of Cristiano Ronaldo's extraordinary overhead kick in the 2018 Champions League quarterfinals.
The Portuguese superstar won UEFA Goal of the Season for his effort against his current side, Juventus, in what was his final season at Real Madrid.
Real Madrid went on to win the competition that season, beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final, during which Gareth Bale also scored a marvelous bicycle kick.
So who scored the best goal? Taremi, Ronaldo, or Bale? We'll let you be the judge.
Elsewhere in the Champions League on Tuesday night, Bayern Munich edged Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Paris, but it was the French side that progressed to the semifinals thanks to the fact that it scored more away goals over the two legs.
PSG beat Bayern 3-2 in Germany last week thanks to a masterclass from Kylian Mbappé.
On Wednesday the other two semifinalists will be decided. Liverpool hosts Real Madrid with the Spanish side ahead 3-1 on aggregate from the first leg, while Borussia Dortmund hopes to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Manchester City.