Neymar: The Star Too Far

8 minutes. The insignificance of human beings is signified by the fact the Sun you look at was actually the Sun 8 minutes prior. Such is the distance between the Earth and the Sun that light cannot travel in the usual instance we are accustomed to, like when we flick a switch and it immediately illuminates a dark room. 

8 minutes. 3-1 up on the night. 5-3 down on aggregate. As Sergi Roberto wheels away to complete the craziest comeback in Champions League history, the man at the centre of it all was Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior.

A beautiful free-kick, a composed penalty and a beautiful assist was what changed despair in the 88th min to ecstasy-laden carnage for Barcelona, as the Blaugrana defied the odds to reach the quarter finals.

8 minutes. The semi-final hurdled had finally been conquered. This, however, is 3 and a half years later and the jubilant scenes are now with PSG. Once again, at the centre of it all was the now most expensive player to ever play the game, Neymar.