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VIDEO: Mesut Ozil A Crossbar Away From The Incredible

by Ryan Rosenblatt

Long before Lionel Messi had his regular bout of brilliance, Dani Alves punished a football and net and Real Madrid came roaring back to make for an incredible El Clasico, Mesut Ozil almost won the enture game of football. The German decided to have a go from more than 30 yards. Some called it audacious, others speculative. Whatever you want to call it, it was incredible and if that pesky crossbar didn't get in the way he would have had himself one remarkable goal.

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