Edinson Cavani scores brilliant backheel for PSG against Caen
Thursday 21 December 2017 10:12, UK
Edinson Cavani scored a brilliant backheel goal to give Paris Saint-Germain the lead in their 3-1 win over SC Caen in Ligue 1 on Wednesday night.
The Uruguay striker tops PSG's goalscoring charts this season with 19 goals in just 18 Ligue 1 matches and his strike on 21 minutes against Caen was arguably the pick of the bunch.
Kylian Mbappe, who turned 20 on Wednesday and was sporting a new blond hairdo, played a major part in the goal, bursting past a couple of challenges before playing the ball across the box to Cavani.
With the ball coming slightly behind him, Cavani improvised brilliantly by backheeling the ball into the air and beyond the helpless Remy Vercoutre in goal.
Mbappe added the second himself just before the hour mark and Yuri Berchiche made it 3-0 before Ivan Santini scored a stoppage-time consolation for the visitors.
Hit play on the video above to watch Cavani's strike.
