🎥 Samuel Umtiti’s two legendary wonder goals | OneFootball

Eternal gratitude!

It's now official... Samuel Umtiti has announced the end of his professional career. While it's logical to feel regret given the undeniable talent of the player and this premature end, we can still remember the amazing moments that will forever remain in the hearts of the followers.

To pay tribute to our national "Big Sam," we invite you to revisit two of his legendary goals.

France - Belgium: the deliverance

When a goal changes the destiny of an entire team... on July 10, 2018, the French team faced Belgium for a place in the World Cup final. Struggling against the more enterprising Red Devils, the Blues had difficulty finding solutions. It was in the 51st minute that Samuel Umtiti outplayed Marouane Fellaini and scored a header that now belongs to history.

A few days later, France would be crowned world champion, and Big Sam would have left his knee in the battle.

The huge banger against Tottenham

A few years earlier, Umtiti had already proven he was a man for big occasions with OL, his training club. In February 2013, during a Europa League round of 32 first leg against Tottenham at White Hart Lane, the defender struck an exceptional left-footed volley, sending the ball into the top corner.

Despite Lyon's defeat that evening (2-1), this goal remains one of the most beautiful of his career, revealing to the public an extraordinary technical quality for a defender and the offensive audacity of a player who was only 19 years old at the time.

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