Watch Dimitri Payet Score The Best Goal In Europa Conference League's Short History

Dimitri Payet scored the best goal in Europa Conference League history to help Marseille beat PAOK on Thursday night. You might want to sit down to watch it.
Watch Dimitri Payet Score The Best Goal In Europa Conference League's Short History
Watch Dimitri Payet Score The Best Goal In Europa Conference League's Short History /

The Europa Conference League has only been going for just under a season.

So it is safe to say that this effort from Dimitri Payet is the best goal the tournament has witnessed to date.

Payet has multiple stunning strikes on his CV, but his goal for Marseille against PAOK in the first leg of their quarter-final on Thursday was easily one of his best ever.

It came just before half-time at the Stade Orange Velodrome after Cengiz Under had teed him up from a corner kick.

Under's corner found Payet lurking outside the penalty area, 25 yards from goal.

The ball bounced once before arriving in Payet's path and the former West Ham star nailed a half-volley which flew into the top corner of the PAOK goal.

Marseille went on to win the game 2-1.

Payet had earlier set up Gerson for the opening goal.

Substitute Omar El Kaddouri pulled one back for PAOK, before Gerson was sent off late on.

Marseille ended Thursday as favorites to win the first ever UEFA Europa Conference League.

Leicester and Roma are the other main contenders, according to bookmakers. But neither of them won their first legs.

Roma lost 2-1 away to Bodo/Glimt, while Leicester were held to a 0-0 draw at home by PSV.

Dimitri Payet celebrates after scoring a stunning goal for Marseille in the Europa Conference League against PAOK
Dimitri Payet celebrates after scoring a stunning goal for Marseille in the Europa Conference League against PAOK :: IMAGO/PanoramiC/Norbert Scanella

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.