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Mark Douglas

Valentino Lazaro scores a goal of the season contender scorpion kick

Valentino Lazaro has scored a goal of the season contender for his new club Borussia Monchengladbach.

The ex-Newcastle loan man - who left in the summer after failing to land a starting spot with the Magpies - flicked an incredible scorpion kick goal in the final minutes of his team's 4-3 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen.

It was a jaw-dropping goal for the Bundesliga side as, with his back to goal, he impudently flicked ball with the outside of his foot past Lukáš Hrádecký.

Lazaro's goal didn't prompt a late comeback but it did raise eyebrows around the world - and among some Newcastle fans who pondered, once again, why the Austria international couldn't get in the Magpies starting XI.

BT Sport announced the goal with a recommendation that it could be a FIFA Puskas strike of the season contender.

You can watch it - via BT's twitter feed - above.

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