Black Stars Defender's Goal Revives RC Strasbourg UEFA Champions League Dreams

• Ghanaian defender Alexander Djiku was on target on Sunday to send RC Strasbourg to the UEFA Champions League sport
• Djiku, who played for 90 minutes, grabbed his maiden goal of the season with a remarkable bicycle-kick
• This win has put RC Strasbourg in 3rd position with 47 points tying French giants Olympique Marseille

Black Stars defender Alexander Djiku has inspired RC Strasbourg to a crucial victory in the French Ligue 1.

The 27-year-old scored the only goal as his side took a key 1-0 win over AS Monaco at the Stade de la Meinau on Sunday afternoon.

The victory sent Strasbourg to the UEFA Champions League spots as they aim to qualify to Europe's most prestigious club competition for the first time since the 1979/80 season.

Djiku, who played for 90 minutes, grabbed his first goal of the season with a remarkable bicycle-kick to hand Strasbourg the hard-fought victory.

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After the victory, RC Strasbourg are now third on the league log on 47 points tying, Olympique Marseille, who will battle Stade Brestois later today.

Meanwhile, this is the fourth loss in the last five matches in all competitions for Monaco, whose only triumph was last week over Marseille .

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The Strasbourg centre back made an amazing recovery to thwart a Nice counter-attack during the 0-0 draw on Saturday.

With just over five minutes remaining to the end of the game, Nice, who were two men down in the game, got a late counter attack with their forward closing in on the Strasbourg goalkeeper.

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French-born Ghanaian defender, Alexander Djiku believes Black Stars teammate Kamaldeen Sulemana has the potential of becoming one of the best players in football.

Sulemana, who turned 20 on Tuesday, has been in scintillating form since joining French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais in the summer transfer window.

Djiku has played with and against Sulemana, and has found a lot of similarities between the winger and Newcastle United star Allan Saint-Maximin.