Zinedine Zidane’s open-goal miss for Real Madrid in 2004 was still incredibly beautiful

Zinedine Zidane truly epitomised everything we dream of when we call football the 'beautiful game'.

The French and Real Madrid legend truly was one of the most complete footballers ever and pulled the strings in some of the best teams the game has ever known.

It looked like he had the ball glued to his feet as he would poetically glide through the midfield like he had the entire pitch to himself.

However, when he needed to release the ball, he would never settle for a simple square ball.

His vision was mythical and his ability to land a ball on a penny from any corner of the field simply had to be seen to be believed.

Couple that with a ruthless eye for goal and a penchant for breaking 'pressure moments' in two and you had what was a talent unlike any other in the game.

You only have to hear how some of his peers speak of him to know just how special the man was.

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Of course, he wasn't perfect, and his career will always have the caveat of that World Cup final head-butt.

Thankfully, as time has passed, fans have chosen instead to remember the dancer and not the fighter.

In fact, Zidane was such an incredible player that even his misses could be considered a work of art.

Never was that more apparent than during a game in 2004 against Real Valladolid as Zidane etched out a unique piece of footballing folklore.

Put through on goal by his partner in crime Ronaldo, Zidane pirouetted on a dime, sent the defender for a shower and rounded the goalkeeper.

Sadly, that was as good as it would get as, with the goal at his mercy, Zidane fluffed his lines and blazed over.

It will go down as one of the most incredible misses in history but will hopefully be remembered for