A phenocopy of Maradona's great goal by Lionel Messi.
Here is Messi's recent goal:
Here is Maradona's famous goal:
And now here ther are, side by side:
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In all fairness, taking into account the quality of the opposition and the importance of the game (World Cup Quarter Final), Maradona's goal is probably the best ever.
You will probably find a dozen goals as good as Messi's scored over the years, but I think Maradona's will not be surpassed for a long time.
I'm sorry, but I've never liked Maradona's goal so much. I think both goals are examples of defensive meltdown primarily. The goalkeepers offered no challenge at all, either.
The Maradona goal is particularly well analyzed in England who lost the match due to this - and of course the 'hand of God' goal. There big debate over the former goal is whether it was actually an own goal scored by Terry Butcher, the defender that slides in at the last second (he denies it, but then again he would, wouldn't he).