Great to see Mario recover from last weeks disappointment against Napoli. He's channeling all that frustration to score a great goal and win the game instead of getting a red card. He is looking more mature game by game. Seedorf will be the one to get the best out of Mario.

What a goal.

That's one epic goal yet again from Balotelli. This kind of strikers that we need! Young and can finish from anywhere. Too bad he promised City fans that he would never betray them by joining any other EPL club. But he didn't hide that he would love to play under Mourinho again. So... Who knows! :)

Haha, that's rich.. not to betray and all.. Mario has always been a beast of a talent! I remember watching him when he played for Inter and thinking, man this kid is going to be a monster player one day for us. But he was troubled in his mind. He just couldn't control himself and would put the team in constant danger with his unpredictable behaviour. You all got a little taste of this when he was at City. He started with something to prove when he joined Milan, after city just couldn't take anymore of his madness. He almost single handedly got Milan the 3rd spot and CL. This season has been shaky. Mario a shining light in Milan attack. Allegri was awful. Seedorf is the father figure that can get the full potential out of Mario.
The ex-Inter player, who was always a Milan fan will make derbies more interesting for years to come.

To be honest, i don't like Balotelli in England. It is too cold, and he is never relaxed and is always stressed out and homesick. i think those factor coming together are what make him almost unplayable in England. It is really interesting that he cares about loyalty to City more than he does with Inter.

Neymar scored a similar goal today which was great to see because he just came back from an injury:

Maybe not as far as Ballotelli's but definitely amazing.

@SoccerBoss- All the people who said he would be a flop in Europe are certainly eating their words. He has been fantastic since he joined and was very important when Messi was absent. It's great that he's back in time for City in CL.

Balo Bombastic :).
His ego and his character is costing him a bright career, but thats the way it is, some have limited skills and using them at 120 per cent, others are full of talents and potential, but dont use it well or at all.

Mario has matured a lot. He doesn't just think about himself anymore. It's more about him being too hard on himself when he makes a mistake. Against Napoli when he was taken off after a poor performance, he cried on the bench. Before Mario would never show emotions like this. He's been a Milan fan since he was young, so to see them in hard times is difficult, plus he's going through some personal issues that is always in media. Not the best for a young man who is growing up infront the World. A magnifying glass on everything he does.
Mario is the new face of Milan and Italy. That is a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. Of course he is no angel, he did things at Inter before he left that angered a lot of Interisti. But he was just a kid and you just can't hold it against him. No one is perfect. I believe he will reach his full potential just in time for WC 2014.
Also, he tried out for Barca, but they didn't keep him.. Messi and Balotelli. Oh myyy. ;)

How can he shoot with such power so little run up...

Wow. He didn't even run up. Just strolled.

@wolfie World cup in Brasil will be an important moment for his career. His Euro 2012 was amazing, hope he can do the same.

Am i the only one the thinks there was a deflection for Neymars goal? The second camera angle shows a deflection off of the back of the defender,

Alot of similarities with Ibrah and Balo. Both really entertaining!!