Following Nicolas Pepe's two free-kick goals for Arsenal on the Europa cup night, here are other high-profile players who struck a brace or more from direct set-pieces in a single match. FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi features, but does Cristiano Ronaldo?



At the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night, Pepe, who has struggled since his big-money switch to the Gunners in the latest transfer window, finally showed his capabilities when he rescued the Gunners with two superbly-taken free-kick goals.

With Vitoria de Guimaraes leading 2-1 in the 74th minute, manager Unai Emery introduced Arsenal's record signing, and six minutes later, he equalised with a brilliant set-piece into the bottom right-hand corner

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