Real Madrid vs PSG: 5 reasons why Ronaldo will outshine Neymar

#4 For Ronaldo, shining means scoring; Neymar must do much more

Scoring goals is Ronaldo's game.

Over the course of his career, Ronaldo has gradually morphed from a quick and tricky winger into a hugely potent wide forward and lately, into a wide-cum-central forward whose primary tasks are much closer to those of a classic number 9 than those of a winger.

Nowadays, Ronaldo is not really expected to provide much more for his team than goals. As long as he continues to score, his place in the team is safe, and any triumphs that Madrid are able to pull off will invariably be credited to his goalscoring prowess.

For Neymar, the bar is higher. He must not only score goals but create them too. He is in the prime of his career and the expectation, fair or not, is that he should be capable of directing his side’s attack in the same manner that Lionel Messi has at Barcelona for so many years. He stepped out of Messi’s shadow to take on just that responsibility.

So to outshine Neymar, all Ronaldo has to do is score a couple of goals in a Madrid side who progress to the next round. To outshine Ronaldo, Neymar must help drag a team who have habitually under-performed in the Champions League to a famous victory. It is a much taller task.