#2 Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain – 2016-17 Champions League last 16
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Nobody gave them a chance, not even the staunchest of fans looked hopeless but after Barcelona put three past PSG to reduced the deficit to 3-4, people looked up. But then came Edinson Cavani and the Uruguayan volleyed home the only game for the away side in the 62nd minute, and the game was as good as over; Barcelona would need three more goals if they even wanted to peak at the next round.
That’s when Neymar stepped up and changed the course of the Barcelona’s game, and with that, put to rest any doubts, which all started with a sensational free-kick. It wasn’t the first time that he’d scored from a set-piece, and wasn’t the first time he’d scored from that angle, but it was the first time that the pressure on that one kick would have been incredible.
For the Brazilian, it never mattered and as Kevin Trapp set up his wall looking extremely confident with the ball a little over 30 yards away from his goal, Neymar was the definition of calm.
It only took two steps, with no hint of a run-up and the ball curled past the wall, met the back of the net and bounced to a rest, as Barcelona proceeded to shock Paris Saint-Germain for the second time.
