WORLD CUP fans were full of admiration for Germany star Leon Goretzka after he collided with Spain’s Sergio Busquets.
The incident occurred during stoppage time at the end of the 1-1 draw between Spain and Germany.
Hansi Flick’s side were awarded a late set-piece and Busquests was given the task of marking Antonio Rudiger, who had a goal disallowed for offside in the first half.
But Bayern Munich star Goretzka stopped the midfielder in his tracks and sent him flying to the floor.
The Germany midfielder intended to block Busquets to give Rudiger space in the box, but made it look accidental.
Busquets had the misfortune of running head first into Goretzka and immediately fell to the floor clutching his face before demonstrating with the referee.
Fans watching at home found Goretzka’s demeanour amusing as he was completely nonplussed after knocking his opponent to the ground.
Supporters were also quick to praise Goretzka who has undergone a transformation into a muscleman in recent years.
One viewer said: “Goretzka is a Unit.”
Another added: “The fact that Goretzka doesn’t even acknowledge his existence is the best part.”
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And a third said: “Goretzka be like: I heard something, must have been the wind.”
Another remarked: “Who threw that piece of paper at me? -Leon Goretzka.”
One fan felt Busquets got off lightly however as he would have been in even more pain if he crashed into a different German star.
He said: “He’s lucky he didn’t run into [Niklas] Süle. He might have gotten a concussion.”
