PSG's fortunes in the Champions League in recent years have been inextricably linked to those of Neymar, even before they bought the Brazilian for a world record fee, and if he maintains his recent form in tomorrow’s final it may make the difference against formidable Bayern Munich.

Long wait

At 28, Neymar is desperate to get his hands on another Champions League winner’s medal, five years after he won the competition with Barcelona. If he can play the starring role in a PSG victory, he will perhaps be accepted as the best player in the world, even with no Ballon d’Or in this pandemic year. It would be good timing for PSG and their Qatari owners, it would validate their decision to pay 222 million euros to take him from Barcelona in 2017.