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Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech says Mesut Ozil’s spectacular volley against Newcastle is reminiscent of Zinedine Zidane’s famous strike in the 2002 Champions League final.
Ozil scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal edged passed Rafa Benitez’s resilient Magpies.
The German, who is out of contract with the club at the end of the season continues to have an impressive campaign and fans are keen for him to extend his stay at the Emirates.
As is Cech, who sung the praises of his teammate.
“It was a fantastic goal,” the goalkeeper said. “It made me think of the Zidane goal in the Champions League final in Glasgow against Leverkusen. The ball went the other way but the technique was a moment of brilliance which literally won the game.
“He had a fantastic game, the whole game, he was actually brilliant.”
Cech added that Ozil is now back to his best, and believes he is a lot fresher than earlier in the season.
“I think sometimes people forget that when you play for a top national team then you play every week, play every summer, have a short break and you carry on, carry on, carry on – I think the first few months of the season the fatigue caught up with him. You could see he was as not as sharp as he is now which I think he benefits from.”
