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Marco Reus’s rise from one of those talented young players to a superstar of German football was inevitable as he is a player blessed with elusive talent. Flair, versatility, pace and technique – he has all of these qualities encompassed in him.
Reus was born in Dortmund and learned his trade at BVB’s youth academy but he left the club when he was 17 years old. He played for Rot Weiss Ahlen and Borussia Mönchengladbach before making his return to the Westfalenstadion in 2012.
The 27-year-old has produced some mesmerising moments on the football pitch and has scored a total of 136 goals so far in his career including quite a number of spectacular ones. He has showcased his ability to make dazzling runs and finish off counter attacking moves as well as score some jaw-dropping long rangers and free kicks.
This piece mentions five of the best Marco Reus goals.
#5 November 10, 2012 - FC Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund came into this match on the back of two successive draws. They were held at home by Stuttgart in their previous league game and BVB followed that up by a 2-2 against Real Madrid. They were desperate to get back to winning ways and Marco Reus put the visitors ahead in the 8th minute at the WWK Arena.
Dortmund were awarded a free kick on the left side of the Augsburg penalty area and Marco Reus lined it up. The team in yellow had five players waiting near the six-yard box to get on the end of Reus's delivery but the German international had other ideas. He beautifully curled in the free kick and it struck the far post on its way into the net.
The degree of precision in Reus's effort gave Augsburg goalkeeper Simon Jentzsch no chance of saving it. BVB won the game 3-1 and Reus’s sumptuous free kick was undoubtedly the highlight of the contest.
#4 October 22, 2014 – Galatasaray vs Borussia Dortmund
The Uefa Champions League has witnessed some scintillating goals over the years and Marco Reus’s solo effort against Galatasaray at the Turk Telecom Arena is one to remember. The Galatasaray defence hesitated to close down Reus after he had received the ball from the right flank and the German international found himself with more than enough time and space to unleash a dipping shot, 25-yards away from the goal.
An absolute piece of genius that demonstrated why players of Reus’s class should be closed down as early as possible.
The goalkeeper, Fernando Muslera was helpless as he could do nothing apart from watching the ball fly into his goal. Reus’s spectacular strike was one that even the home fans would have been enraptured of. His goal came in the 41st minute on either side of a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace and an Adrian Ramos effort as BVB won the game 4-0.
#3 September 29, 2012 – Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach
Westfalenstadion beheld a five-star performance from Dortmund that evening as they thrashed the visiting Die Fohlen 5-0. Marco Reus delivered a man of the match display as he made a significant contribution to his side’s sumptuous display with two goals and an assist. It was Reus who opened the scoring in the 35th minute after he got on the end of a fine counterattack from Dortmund but he didn’t celebrate his goal out of respect for his former club.
Reus was very much himself throughout the game and the German proved his class yet again with a blistering strike in the 70th minute. It was another counter attack from Dortmund and Mario Gotze played a short pass to Reus at the right side of the box. Reus’s return pass was intercepted and the ball came back into him.
The German then opted to take the shot from the most difficult of angles and the ball flew into the top left corner of Marc-André ter Stegen’s net. Reus didn’t celebrate that goal either as he showed that he is not only a wonderful footballer but also an honourable man.
#2 April 10, 2011 – Borussia Monchengladbach vs FC Koln
The German Bundesliga hosts some exhilarating derby games and the Rhine derby between Monchengladbach and Koln is one of the most fiercely fought contests in the country. There is no feeling better for the Die Fohlen faithful than beating the red army of Koln and a 5-1 rout would be absolute jubilation. That was the scoreline when Koln visited the Borussia-park that day and obviously, Marco Reus was the star of the show.
Reus scored two, set up one and his second goal was one from the top drawer. It came 6 minutes before the break as Dante switched play from the left side with a cracking ball to find Mike Hanke at the edge of the Koln box. The striker headed the ball towards Marco Reus who controlled the ball with his right foot and struck it on the volley and his strike beat a helpless Michael Rensing.
Reus’s strike was made look easy because of his sublime technique and only a few players in the world would have had the confidence they could beat the goalkeeper from that range.
#1 November 19, 2011 – Borussia Monchengladbach vs Werder Bremen
The 2011-12 Bundesliga season erased the disappointments of the previous campaign for Monchengladbach as they managed to secure a fourth place finish. The Die Fohlen scored 49 goals that campaign and five of them came against Werden Bremen at the Borussia-park.
Marco Reus was in the thick of the action as he produced yet another memorable performance in Monchengladbach colours, scoring a hat-trick. His second goal of the match was a combination of pace, skill and composure. A Bremen attack was broken down deep inside the Monchengladbach half and following a couple of neat short passes, the ball reached Marco Reus who started a breathtaking run from inside his own half.
He left two defenders for the dead on his way and he had all the composure in the world to slot the ball home past Tim Wiese from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. It was one of those mazy runs of the German which simply rips apart the opposition defence.
Time and time again, Reus visualises his artistry on the ball and proves that when he is at his best, he is in a class of his own.
