Anatomy of a goal: Mehdi Taremi's overhead kick vs Chelsea

Open up the top draw, and pop this one into the 'Insane consolation goals that will be forgotten, but would be Puskas Award winners if they had any significance' folder. See video below for another entry.

The entire football world was engrossed in Champions League action on Tuesday evening, eyes glued to the screen in the hope of witnessing some late, last-minute drama between two of Europe's giants.

Fortunately, their prayers were answered - although the injury-time goal sadly arrived in the game that no one (other than Chelsea and Porto fans) was watching. So, while Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain were unable to provide us with the heart-stopping finale we craved, Porto's Mehdi Taremi certainly made up for it against the Blues.

The Iranian striker bagged one of the most incredible late goals that you are ever likely to see, but ultimately it meant very little, as Porto still crashed out of the Champions League quarter-finals thanks to a 2-1 aggregate defeat.

But the strike was so special, in a game which (presumably) lacked any real quality in the final third, that we've decided to honour it with the credit and fame that it deserves.

As the clock ticked from the 93rd to the 94th minute, Porto knew their hopes of pulling off another Champions League miracle had been extinguished. Sergio Conceicao's men were still enjoying the high of overcoming Italian champions Juventus in Turin, but this next hurdle was a metre too high.

Tied at 0-0 in injury time, and having lost the home leg by two goals, the Dragons had accepted their fate. Still, this was a team which had demonstrated enormous belief and courage in the previous round, and they wanted to make Chelsea sweat until the very final whistle.

Porto's Nanu, a possible Nani regen, burst down the right wing and whipped a deep cross towards the heart of the penalty area. Taremi was very much the only target in the box, although almost-enemy of football Otavio did wander into shot to very nearly block this incredible masterpiece.

The winger's head was saved from the chopping block that was Taremi's boot on this occasion, however. As the ball curled away from goal, reaching the left side of the area and level with the penalty spot, there appeared to be little cause for concern for the Chelsea defence.

In fact, the Blues' backline backed away from the delivery, seemingly satisfied with its trajectory and the limited options presented to Taremi. Unfortunately for the miserly rearguard, their Iranian opponent had a trick up his sleeve.

The 28-year-old decided this was the moment to try the most daring and outrageous goalscoring attempt of his career. After all, if he misses the ball and falls flat on his face, who's really going to remember it in the grand scheme of things?

By that logic though, he probably didn't expect for this attempt to go so swimmingly. Taremi took one glance at the goal, a half-glance at the ball which was quickly arrowing towards him, and left the ground. He leapt into orbit, chucked a right boot at head height - much to the fear of the onrushing Otavio - and met the ball on the full.

His shot looped and arced towards Edouard Mendy's top corner, completely bamboozling the helpless goalkeeper, who could only turn his head to the left and pray that the effort missed his far post.

Instead, the ball nestled softly into the top corner, caressing the net with a satisfying rustle. The greatest injustice in this whole incident was Taremi's professionalism. No one would have denied the forward a shirtless pile-on in celebration, or if he'd taken a moment for a teammate to polish his boot in throwback tradition.

Instead, Taremi simply got up, turned and jogged to the halfway line, filled with false hope that his team may potentially snatch another goal in the final minute. Alas, it wasn't to be. But the Iranian's unbelievable strike should not be forgotten, nor deemed inconsequential.

Taremi became the first Iranian to score in a Champions League quarter-final, and he marked the occasion in the grandest of style.