Neymar slammed for Champions League performance v Real Madrid

Toby Lambert,

Trouble in paradise

It wasn’t a great evening for Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain against Real Madrid in the Champions League and social media made sure he knew.

The Brazilian was expected to wreak havoc on his return to the Bernabeu having done it many times for Barcelona.

With his new club PSG the more in-form side between them and Real Madrid, it was expected they would control the tie.

That was partly accurate up to a point when Adrien Rabiot gave the Paris side the lead in the first half.

Though, it didn’t take long for Cristiano Ronaldo to bring the side level in emphatic fashion from the penalty spot.

While there was drama surrounding the spot-kick, the star man planted his penalty into the side netting with no doubt.

Not only was that the turning point in the game, it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s record-breaking 100th Champions League goal for Real Madrid.

Though, it only got better when he put Real Madrid ahead with a fortunate goal after a save from Alphonse Areola.

Marcelo caught the French goalkeeper out at the front post to give the Bernabeu side a 3-1 lead going into the second leg.

Though, another big talking point was Neymar’s performance.

Didn’t live up to the hype

You expect a lot from Neymar these days, you expect him to show up when you need him most.

While he did show spells of dominance during the game and set Rabiot up with a brilliant back-heel, his performance as a whole left a lot to be desired.

Several runs come to nothing, when he should have passed he shot, when he should have gone himself, he passed.

Safe to say, the internet and social media found it both amusing and surprising.

You can see a selection of those tweets below.

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