1. Georgino Wijnaldum

The Dutchman had started up front in the first leg of the match against Barcelona that saw Liverpool hammered 3-0. For the second leg, he was on the bench, losing his position to James Milner, who played in midfield. However, injury to left-back, Andy Robertson, saw Jurgen Klopp call on the services of the Dutchman, and that marked one of the best matches played at Anfield.

Wijnaldum scored the second goal for Liverpool a few minutes after coming on, after a cross on the left from Xherdan Shaqiri, to make it 2-0. It didn't take long before Wijnaldum leveled the match on aggregate to make it 3-3. Liverpool won the game, through Divock Origi. However, the goals from Wijnaldum remain an important part of Liverpool history.




2. Mario Gotze

The former Bayern star scored one of the most iconic goals in German football history. The 2014 world cup in Brazil saw two nations square up against each other - Germany v Argentina.

The match had gone into extra time and seemed like it would end in penalties, as both teams were missing important changes in the game, and were unable to make the best of the chances they had. However, Joachim Low's decision to bring on Mario Gotze proved to be a moment of genius, as the then Bayern star comes off the bench for Miroslav Klose and slot the ball into the back of the net, after a pass from Andre Schurrle.

The goal proved to be an important one, as Germany ended up as world champions.



3. Gareth Bale

The Welshman wasn't on the good books of Real Madrid manager, Zidane, as he could only find a place on the bench, with the manager preferring Isco.

With the match at 1-1, Zidane decided to bring on Bale, and the winger was instrumental to the win, coming on to score twice for the Madrid team. His first was an iconic bicycle kick, that flew past Liverpool goalkeeper, Loris Karius. His second was from outside the box, which the goalkeeper couldn't save, and could only parry the ball into the back of the net.

The match ended 3-1, with Real Madrid being crowned UEFA champions league champions for the third time in a row - a record.



4. Eder

The Euro 2016 final was almost a "David v Goliath" situation as Portugal squared up against France. Injury to Portugal star man, Cristiano Ronaldo, made the game seem like it would be more difficult for the Portuguese side, with the odds now seemingly bleak.

The Portuguese coach decided to bring on Eder, for Renato Sanches during the second half, possibly to see the game go into penalties, as their backs were against the wall. Eder coming on will end up being a masterstroke, as the Portuguese forward scored the winner via a powerful shot from almost twenty yards, putting the ball past the french goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris, and crowing Portugal champions.



5. Robert Lewandoski

This game highlighted how deadly Robert Lewandoski can be. In a Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg, Pep Guardiola decided to rest the Polish captain. However, things didn't go according to plan, as Bayern Munich were 1-0 down against Wolfsburg. Pep Guardiola decided to send on Robert Lewandowski in place of Thiago Alcantara, hoping he would define the game.

The substitution proved to me a masterclass, as Lewandoski scored all five goals by the 60th minute, to put Bayern 5-1 up - in eight minutes and 59 seconds.

His goal scoring feat saw him become the fastest scorer of three, four and five goals in Bundesliga history.



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