You know you have scored a special goal when you are then being compared to Lionel Messi - and even more so if you are a centre-half, but that is what's happened to Tottenham's Micky van de Ven.
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You know you have scored a special goal when you are being compared to Lionel Messi.
Even more so if you are a centre-half.
With Tottenham leading 2-0 but down to 10 men and coming under pressure from opponents Copenhagen, Micky van de Ven could have been forgiven for launching the ball to safety when he got it on the edge of his own penalty area.
But the Netherlands defender had other ideas.
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