Barcelona's passing of the torch at Camp Nou

Ahead of Barcelona’s ‘mission impossible’ in Wednesday night’s Champions League last 16 second-leg tie against Paris Saint Germain, there was a consensus around the Camp Nou that any hopes of overturning the 4-0 first leg deficit rested on the shoulders of one man.

Barcelona's passing of the torch at Camp Nou

Lionel Messi dominated the pre-game build-up, with everyone hoping for a huge performance from the team’s talismanic player. But things turned out quite differently.

Instead, it was Neymar who led the side through their quite incredible three goals in just 549 seconds as the Catalans won 6-1 on the night to make history and qualify for the quarter-finals.

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