Dipo Olowookere
Football is a sport that the crowds love. In fact, it’s the most popular game worldwide, with millions of people watching the matches, playing them, and even betting on them. The sport only continues to grow in popularity, so there are always interesting events to check out.
In the article below, we will take a look at the most impressive, influential, or technically great matches in the last few years of football history. These years were quite active in the game, so there were plenty of matches worth looking into. We will check them out, describe the reasons why they’re great in the first place, and conclude with the results. We won’t provide any specific tips for betting since plenty of other articles and websites cover the matter. For example, bet-guide.ke/.
Conditions
Let’s check out the reasons why the game can end up on our list. The following criteria aren’t exactly strict, but meeting several points at once isn’t easy, so we selected only a few matches. Here are the requirements:
- Technical impressiveness. Football is a game of skill, and that’s even more evident at the high level. All of the matches on our list proved that the top-tier players of the game are masters of complex decision-making, strategies, and physical feats.
- Historical importance. Not many games can offer such a thing, but those that do are worth watching. The last decade featured three World Cups, and those had enough importance, drama, and influence over the world of football.
- Overall, it must be fun and unexpected. Some of the matches were the games with the results that were difficult to predict. Of course, that’s not always the case, but we also included the games that were pretty much fun to watch for any reason, such as having many scores, dramatic lineup changes, or overall great level of tension.
The Games
And now, it’s time to take a look at the games themselves. The list below contains those that meet the requirements we listed in the previous sections and are widely considered quite great. Due to the nature of our article, we only covered the games from 2013 onwards.
Brazil – Germany (World Cup 2014, Semi-Final)
This game actually meets all of our criteria. It was an important World Cup semi-final match with a result that nearly nobody could have guessed. The German team easily decimated the Brazilians with impressive force. The game was thrilling, shocking, and full of twists, producing a lot of talk and drama.
Liverpool – Borussia Dortmund (Europa League 2016, Quarter Final)
This game is another one full of unexpected events and surprises. The two teams were heading to a draw after two halves of a pretty active game. But a last-minute goal can change a lot. Watch it, and do not spoil the fun by reading about it; the match is quite fast-paced and full of surprises and thrills.
Real Madrid – Barcelona (La Liga, 2017)
This game is another example of an unexpected one. The match was intense, and similarly to the “Liverpool-Borussia” game we mentioned earlier, it was active for the last few minutes, significantly changing the course of action. The match is also notorious for Messi’s great level of play; it was impressive even by his standards.
Barcelona – Paris Saint-Germain (UEFA Champions League, March 2017)
The game was the largest comeback in UEFA history. It was so impressive that it even has a nickname: La Remontada. It literally translates as “The Comeback.” That’s about everything you have to know about its level of importance. But before you watch it, you must know that you’re in for a fast-paced and quite active match with unpredictable turns and a result that was nearly impossible to guess. There are some similarities to the Brazil-Germany game we listed previously, but the matches are still quite different, and we won’t spoil it for you.
Conclusion
Knowing the greatest matches in any sport’s history can provide a clear picture of the overall game. It can also be a great deal of fun. In our article, we included some of the most impressive football matches of the last decade. The list included examples such as Brazil vs. Germany in the 2014 World Cup and Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund in the 2016 European Cup.
We cited the reasons for the games to be selected, such as their historical importance, impressiveness, level of skills shown by the players, or even the game taking many unexpected turns, such as the Brazil vs. Germany one that we described in the article.
If you want to watch such matches, then it’s better not to read much in our article and just find the video online and enjoy how it unfolds. It’s better to watch and experience them instead of reading about the matches. After all, football is quite visual and nice to watch. These matches were especially fun to spectate, to say the least.
