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19th Aug 2016

Paul Pogba’s goal isn’t even the best one in this stunning compilation of Serie A strikes

BT Sport's clips will get you excited for the new season

Tom Victor

Juventus fans will have mixed emotions about this.

If the return of the Premier League and the Champions League wasn’t exciting enough for you, BT Sport have offered up a reminder that Serie A is back this weekend.

To mark the occasion, and to offer up a treat for those of us with short memories, they have shared some of the best goals from last season.

And Juve fans will likely shed a tear at seeing the now-departed Paul Pogba strut his stuff at number five, before bouncing back when they see the best of the lot from new arrival Gonzalo Higuain.

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Our main take-away from the Serie A countdown is that folks in Italy bloody love their bicycle kicks.

Of the five goals included, not one, not two, but three were of the overhead variety – including two from Atalanta forward Mauricio Pinilla.

But it was Marco Benassi’s goal that gave us the most satisfaction (sorry).

Let us level with you here – there’s little we like more in football than a perfectly-executed bicycle kick.

In fact, since we first saw this compilation we’ve watched it back dozens of times, sometimes even skipping past Pogba’s goal to get straight to that bike action.

We imagine some Juve supporters might do the same thing, albeit for different reasons.

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