French midfielder Lassana Diarra has certainly had a colourful career so far, with unsuccessful spells at Chelsea and Arsenal followed by more successful periods with Portsmouth and then Real Madrid.
Question marks remain over the 30-year-old’s temperament but there is no doubting his talent. On his debut for Ligue 1 giants Marseille on Sunday night (who he joined from Lokomotiv Moscow), Diarra fired home this cracking effort against Troyes…
Ex @Arsenal midfielder @Lass_Officiel opens his @OM_Officiel account with an absolute rocket! #Ligue1 http://t.co/UsPHR4UhEI
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) August 23, 2015
What a screamer! Oh, and then Diarra’s teammate Lucas Ocampos did this…
Another stunner for @OM_Officiel as @Locampos15 buries beautiful bicycle kick. #Ligue1 http://t.co/sCdKB1vHpb
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) August 23, 2015
The game, which saw former Real Madrid legend Michel in the hot-seat at the Stade Velodrome for the first time, ended in a 6-0 win for L’OM.