Another Neymar article? Let’s get the caveat out of the way.
For many people, Neymar represents all that is migraine-inducing about modern football; the tattoos, the entourage, the inconceivable self-regard in which he holds himself.
So what? Any elite footballer, especially one that carries the entire footballing hopes of Brazil on his slender shoulders, isn’t likely to be the most well-adjusted human being.
Besides, when he can deliver impossibly good one-touch assists during a high-quality Champions League quarter-final, it’s enough to make you forget about all the extra-curricular nonsense.
PSG travelled to Munich on Wednesday as slight underdogs. They may have dispatched of Barcelona in the previous round, but reigning champions Bayern are widely considered to be Europe’s best team – albeit one shorn of the irreplaceable Robert Lewandowski.
The watching millions were treated to a match of staggering beauty. Played in conditions so cold that the match referee could be seen sporting gloves, the two heavyweights played out the footballing equivalent of ping pong as each took turns to attack the other.
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