5 reasons why Neymar should win the Ballon d’Or

#4 Match-winning ability

Neymar has single-handedly won games for his side so often so in the past

The earlier slide was a prelude of this one. Good stats can only be created if the said player is performing well. However, stats can be misleading.

But with Neymar, it is not just about pretty stats coated with honey, but also his influence in games. One has to only go as far as March to witness him desecrate his current club, Paris Saint-Germain, while playing for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League last season.

Barca were virtually out after losing the first-leg 4-0, but a Neymar-inspired Barcelona enforced their way back in with a 6-1 win. It was perhaps the greatest comeback in the knock-out stages of the Champions League – and Neymar was at the heart of it.

His influence wasn’t just limited to that one game as he has been consistently ripping apart defences in the blue colours of Paris. It is almost as though he is making fun of his opposition defenders with his partners in crime, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani, joining the party as well.