Like 40-yard wonder goals? Well here's two satisfying crackers

It was raining goals all over Europe this weekend and the goalkeeper’s had football pie all over their faces.

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Football has burst back onto our TV screens this weekend with matches taking across the continent of Europe. Two of the most outstanding strikes were rocket-launched into nets in Germany and Poland.

Check out this piledriver from Marcin Lachowski in Poland:

YouTube credit: 24opolepl [H/T 101 Great Goals]

If you love flailing goalkeepers, you will get several kicks out of this Karlsruhe goal, scored by Michael Vitzthum, against Greuther Fürth:

YouTube credit: SVEX [H/T Tip Ninja]

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