Real Madrid vs PSG: 5 key player battles that will decide the outcome of the match

#1 Neymar vs Nacho

Time to make the jump from being world-class to being the best in the world for Neymar

Well, it was for matches like this that Neymar decided to free himself from the shadows of Lionel Messi to be the main man at Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazilian is in the form of his life, scoring 28 goals in all competitions. With six of them coming in the Champions League, it is up to Neymar to now prove that he is ready to usurp the two powerhouses of world football.

Neymar has been good for PSG so far this season but will need to be at his electric best against an experienced Real Madrid side who possess the tactical know-how of getting over a tricky Champions League opponent. But the hosts will miss the services of Dani Carvajal at right-back which means that it will be Nacho who will be given the job of man-marking Neymar.

Nacho has impressed whenever called upon by Zinedine Zidane this season but this is an assignment of an altogether different magnitude. Neymar will be looking to make a mark in his first return to Spain and continue his goalscoring juggernaut.

Eventually, the final result of the tie will boil down to the fact of how successfully Nacho manages to negate the threat of Neymar, a challenge not passed by many this season.