Robert Lewandowski has been in great form in Europe this season, but this has been Neymar’s Champions League.
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The Brazilian has been decisive in the knockout rounds of the competition, leading Paris Saint-Germain to their first-ever final
Neymar scored two goals against Borussia Dortmund in the last 16,
provided the assist for the late equaliser against Atalanta before playing a defence-splitting pass for Kylian Mbappe to find Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting for a famous last-gasp victory, and he caused all sorts of headaches for RB Leipzig, recording an assist and hitting the woodwork on two occasions.
These are enough reasons to name him as the tournament’s best player, regardless of whether he wins the award or not.
The truth is that since Neymar joined Barcelona in the summer of 2013, he has always performed well in Europe.He was able to win Europe’s most desired trophy in his second season (2014/15) at the Camp Nou,
while he was also the competition’s top scorer in that campaign with 10.
