Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has been lauded for his instinctive finish that gave his side the 1-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday's Der Klassiker.
The German received the ball after some sharp passing involving Robert Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman before delightfully chipping the ball over Roman Burki two minutes before half-time.
The Dortmund goalkeeper did get a significant touch on the ball, but was unable to claw it over the bar and prevent Bayern from taking the lead at Signal Iduna Park. In the end, it proved costly and Dortmund and now seven points adrift of their title rivals.
And while social media praised Kimmich's deftness in executing the shot, it also questioned the Swiss goalkeeper's handling and part played in conceding the goal.
One Twitter user wrote: 'Would always prefer to talk about the goal instead of the goalkeepers's mistake in this situation.
'Kimmich had literally a second between when he got the ball and his chip and he still had the vision and technique to come up with it. That's brilliant instinct from a class player.'
Another user preferred to compare Kimmich to an Italian goalscoring legend, saying: 'Joshua Kimmich, clearly unsatisfied with being an excellent right back and dominant right back, begins his journey to become the German Francesco Totti. Unbelievable.'
There was also admiration from Premier League players past and present, with West Ham midfielder Declan Rice tweeting: 'Love Kimmich, top top player' followed by three applause emojis.
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker was also impressed by Kimmich's excellent touch, stating: 'Decent high quality football with a superbly deft finish from the brilliant Joshua Kimmich giving Bayern Munich the lead.
'Keeper won't be happy with his effort though. At least he won't get any stick from behind the goal.'
However, others weren't so forgiving with Swiss shot-stopper Burki, with one person highlighting: 'Come on Burki.....look how much hand he got on it!'
There were however more scathing assessments of Burki's handling for the goal, with another declaring: 'Burki, another student of the [Loris] Karius school of goalkeeping,' referring to the Liverpool goalkeeper's nightmare display against Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com