13 things we loved this weekend: Martial, Saka, Ronaldo, Messi…

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Planet Football
24th February 2020

Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all won in the battle for Champions League places over the weekend, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were busy being themselves elsewhere in Europe.

There were also several outstanding goals across Europe, not to mention an act of shithousery in Macedonia that might just be our favourite thing ever.

Here’s a selection of the best things that caught our eye over the weekend.

Anthony Martial

Is that legal?

Nice angle of Martial’s goal from r/reddevils

Andre Gomes

The Premier League’s most handsome player is back, baby.

Andre Gomes on the support he got

🗣" I need to thank everybody, my supporters, football supporters, Evertonians, other players, everybody has been wonderful" pic.twitter.com/Bs5LW6JziH

— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 23, 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo

Scoring for a record-equalling 11th straight Serie A game on his 1000th senior appearance. Yeah, he’s good.

Lionel Messi

Four goals, including a 26-minute hat-trick. Yeah, he’s good. This Ray Hudson commentary is worth a listen, too.

The great Ray Hudson talking about the genius that is Lionel Messi #fcbarcelona @kevinmornings pic.twitter.com/efWz8DvxvS

— Kevin Ryder (@thekevinryder) February 24, 2020

Paco Alcacer

Get. In. There.

Bukayo Saka

The hype is real.

Bukayo Saka is the first teenager to reach double figures for assists in a single season with Arsenal since Cesc Fabregas in 2006-07

— Tom Ede (@TomEde1) February 23, 2020

Jane O’Toole

This might just be the hardest thing we’ve ever seen.

How does a Scottish footballer deal with a dislocated kneecap? 🤔

St Mirren WFC captain Jane O'Toole bashes her kneecap back into place before playing on for the remainder of the game.

📽️ Courtesy of @ICTFC pic.twitter.com/GMUsv0ffG5

— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) February 21, 2020

Stefan Kostov

You’ll need to watch this more than once to work it out, but this from Macedonia might just be the best piece of shithousery we’ve ever seen. He was sent off and his team lost 1-0 in the 97th minute, but we’re still saying it was worth it.

Bernd Leno

A visually satisfying save.

Edinson Cavani

The first player to score 200 goals for Paris Saint-Germain. From 298 games. Decent.

Alex Telles

Foot like a traction engine.

Jakub Błaszczykowski

And you thought we only posted comedy clips from Poland…

Fenerbache fans

Now this is an atmosphere. It didn’t work; they lost 3-1.

Twenty minutes or so from the Intercontinental Derby. It feels like Fenerbahçe are up for it. pic.twitter.com/3BzA5Q5E3H

— Rory Smith (@RorySmith) February 23, 2020