PSG have once again been hit by a flood of injuries going into a crunch Champions League knockout tie, but this time Neymar is fit and seemingly ready to live up to his status as the world’s most expensive player. PSG face Atalanta here tonight in the first quarter-final. There will be no fans in the Estadio da Luz, but the French champions coped just fine behind closed doors when they beat Borussia Dortmund in their Last 16, second leg in March. That night Neymar scored the opener in a 2-0 win as they overturned a first-leg deficit.

Emotional moment

After the game, the Brazilian sat on a step high up in the stands at the Parc des Princes and cried tears of joy. After all, his first two seasons in Paris following his 222 million-euro transfer from Barcelona were marred by injuries at the worst possible moments. Tonight’s game comes a day short of three years after Neymar made his debut for PSG.