Watch: Mario Balotelli's mid-match goal celebration on Instagram

GERARD JULIEN / AFP

Controversial Italian striker Mario Balotelli is back again with his antics.

This time he’s hit the headlines for taking his on-field goal celebrations to a new level after scoring with a brilliant overhead kick.

The Marseille striker collected his phone from a cameraman before filming the celebrations with team-mates and uploading them to his Instagram story.

Marseille went on to beat Saint-Etienne 2-0 in the French top-flight game, with Florian Thauvin also scoring a penalty.

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