WATCH: Odegaard free kick cuts Burnley with inch-perfect precision

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Nicholas Mendola,

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Nicholas Mendola

Published September 18, 2021 06:51 AM

Odegaard — Arsenal’s Norwegian midfielder Martin Odegaard (2nd R) scores the opening goal with this freekick during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Arsenal at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England on September 18, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)

There are powerful, unstoppable free kicks.

There are sensational, bending or swerving free kicks.

This, from Martin Odegaard, is a surgeon’s free kick.

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The Norwegian star has given Arsenal a 1-0 lead over Burnley at Turf Moor with the sort of dead ball that will make Burnley -- yes, even Burnley -- reconsider its fouling plans.

Yes there’s power and of course more than a hint of movement, but this is technique and maybe even grace in action.

Arsenal could use another win and having Thomas Partey back sure is going to help things.

Goals like this will help a lot.

👏 What a free kick by Martin Odegaard. Sensational technique. #BFC 0-1 #AFC #BURARS pic.twitter.com/aaOtGmK1Wp
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) September 18, 2021

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