Brazilian superstar Neymar has equalled a record most recently set by his former Barcelona team-mate Messi and has etched his name into the history books after playing a lively part in PSG\u2019s dramatic 2-1 win over Atalanta in the Champions League quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
With his side trailing 1-0 into injury time, the Brazilian\u00a0star claimed the assist for\u00a0Marquinhos’ equaliser for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to score a late winner for the Parisians.<\/p>\n
Although not a perfect performance from Neymar, who missed a golden chance to open the scoring in the first five minutes, his determination to ensure PSG finally progressed to the final four of the competition was clearly evident.<\/p>\n
Statistically against Atalanta, the 28-year-old completed\u00a016 dribbles to establish a joint-record in a single Champions League match with only Lionel Messi and\u00a0Javier Zanetti having achieved such a feat.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t initially appear to be a memorable night for PSG nor Neymar after Atalanta opened the scoring after 27 minutes via Mario Pasalic, despite the former Barcelona star’s impressive footwork with the ball at his feet yet invariably struggling to find an opportune opening and actually missing two big chances in the first 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
However, his persistence endured to create four chances before eventually teeing up\u00a0Marquinhos in the 90th minute. Neymar would then find Kylian Mbappe just minutes later inside the Atalanta box with the Frenchman doing well to pick out\u00a0Choupo-Moting for a tap-in.<\/p>\n
The 2-1 win for PSG means they now progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since the 1994-95 season when they did so under manager\u00a0Luis Fernandez.<\/p>\n
Aside from Neymar, Kylian Mbappe also proved to be a crucial addition off the bench for Tuchel’s side with 56 per cent of PSG’s\u00a0shots coming in the 30 minutes he was on the pitch, with\u00a0no player having more shots on target than the 21-year-old.\u00a0Pre-match injury concerns were clouding the skies but the star managed to recover in time to make PSG’s squad and ultimately play a decisive part in the game.<\/p>\n
PSG will now face either RB Leipzig or Athletic in the Champions League semi-finals on August 18 with those two sides to meet in their quarter-final on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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