Rocket men! Think Zlatan's strike was good? These classic piledrivers are still making waves today...



Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hat-trick goal in PSG's 5-0 win at Anderlecht was clocked at 93mph on Wednesday night, but Steven Reid may have something to say about it being the best piledriver ever seen.

Nothing raises the roof like a 35-yard screamer, and Ibrahimovic's strike has reminded us of a few others that caused seismic waves.



Here, Sportsmail runs you through 10 of the best piledrivers from over the years. ( See 0.42 in vi deo)

What a strike: Ibrahimovic scores his hat-trick goal on Wednesday night, which clocked 93mph Common practice: The Swede celebrates after his wonder strike, and he's scored plenty like that before





















Cristiano Ronaldo: Porto v Manchester United 2009 - 65mph

Most players would have no right to shoot from 40 yards in a Champions League quarter-final. Ronaldo is different.

His effort in the 1-0 win, which proved to be the winning goal over the two legs helped United on their way to the final in 2009, after a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford a week earlier.

It may not have been the most powerful, and we could have chosen 10 Ronaldo goals alone, but for the audacity and importance of this one, it (somehow) pips the rest.





Worthy of the win: Ronaldo's strike in his native Portugal won the quarter-final for United

Jay-Jay Okocha: Bolton v Aston Villa 2004 - 74mph

The Nigerian was making headlines every week in England back in the mid Noughties, but Bolton legend Okocha's display against Villa in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg was arguably his best in a white shirt.

He scored twice in the 5-2 win at the Reebok, but the free-kick in the 80th minute, which somehow flew in the near post past the stunned Thomas Sorensen, was one of the oustanding moments of the whole season.

Villa won the return leg 2-0, but Bolton progressed to the Millennium Stadium, where they lost 2-1 to Middlesbrough in the final.





Power surge: Okocha slams the ball home into Sorensen's near corner at the Reebok Stadium

Thomas Hitzlsperger: Aston Villa v Birmingham 2004 - 79mph

Known for his 'hammer' of a left foot, the German sent the Holte End crazy with this rocket against bitter rivals Birmingham City.

It came as a delight but no shock to Villa fans; the majority of Hitzlsperger's goals were piledrivers, but this one was slightly bittersweet.

The goal put Villa 2-0 up just after half-time against the Blues, but Steve Bruce's men came back with two goals, one an injury-time equaliser from Stern John, to ruin Villa's day. (See 1.06)







Der Hammer: Hitzlsperger was known at Villa for having a rocket of a left foot

Steven Reid: Wigan v Blackburn Rovers 2005 - 98mph

A strike so fast the camera nearly missed it. Reid came close to breaking the net with this effort from 25 yards at the JJB Stadium in Blackburn's 3-0 win, but the real praise should go to the man behind the camera for meeting it just as the ball went past Mike Pollitt.

The ball was begging to be hit, and Reid came back to haunt Wigan six years later for West Brom, curling a free-kick into the top corner.







Foot like a traction engine: Reid celebrates scoring his goal at Wigan, which nearly broke the net

Obafemi Martins: Tottenham v Newcastle 2007 - 84mph

With Tottenham ahead with less than 20 minutes remaining at White Hart Lane, Martins decided to take it upon himself to bring Newcastle level.

His left-footed drive from 25 yards nearly pierced the net, and obviously sent shockwaves through Spurs, who conceded the winner to Nicky Butt just a minute later.

He was always capable of outrageous goals of this ilk, but often didn't perform in a Magpies shirt.





No chance: Martins brought Newcastle level at White Hart Lane with an effort clocked at 84mph

Roberto Carlos: France v Brazil 1997 - 85mph

One of the best pieces of footage in football history. After taking a 40-yard run up, the masterful Brazilian full back pulls off the impossible, somehow making the ball sweve into the corner in the goal.

With the ball seemingly going five yards wide and causing a ball boy some serious damage, France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is pouring a glass of Merlot before turning to see the ball in the back of the net. Bon appetit.





Hugo Almeida: Inter Milan v Portro 2005 - 79mph

This one resembles a jet plane taking off, but is it the perfect free-kick? The ball travels in a perfect upward trajectory and ends up plumb in the top corner.

The best thing about the goal? Inter goalkeeper Julio Cesar starts the free-kick standing to the right of the goal, where the ball ended up a split second later. He got nowhere near it.

Inter got their own back, winning this Champions Leauge group stage game 2-1.







Erik Edman: Liverpool v Tottenham 2005 - 72mph

Whenever you mention Edman to a Spurs fan, this will be the first (and possibly only) thing that springs to mind.

From 38 yards, the Swede stuns Jerzy Dudek to put the visitors ahead at Anfield. It started off looking like a clearance, but ended up as one of the best strikes the Premier League has ever seen.





Swede strike: Edman is fondly remembered for his 40-yard goal at Anfield in 2005

Josimar: Brazil v Northern Ireland 1986 - 73mph

The 24-year-old, making his debut for Brazil, scored this impossible effort into the top left corner over and past the onlooking Pat Jennings in the 3-0 win against Northern Ireland.

Even better, he scored another unbelievable goal in the next game against Poland after taking on three defenders and scoring from an impossible angle, but only made another 14 appearances and didn't score again.

Believe it or not, he was a right back.







Bobby Charlton: England v Mexico 1966 - 72mph

Other than the final, Charlton's strike against Mexico at Wembley is one of the abiding memories of the 1966 World Cup victory.

Picking the ball up on the halfway line, Mexico stand off the England legend, before he shapes up and thumps a drive into the far left corner.

Roger Hunt added another in the second half, England won the group and the rest was history.

