It’s now over five years since Neymar left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain. And while he’s been brilliant so far in 2022-23, we still reckon his best football came in Blaugrana.
The Brazilian spent four years at Camp Nou, scoring 105 goals in 186 appearances in all competitions.
He was no stranger to silverware either, winning two La Liga titles, three Spanish Cups, one Supercopa de Espana, one Champions League and a FIFA Club World Cup.
Here, we’ve take a look back at his time with the La Liga giants with nine defining moments during his spell at Barca…
The first goal
Neymar joined Barcelona from Santos in the summer of 2013 for a reported fee of £71.5 million – a figure which only came to light after the transfer had been investigated.
His first match came in August 2013 in the first leg of the Supercopa de Espana against Atletico Madrid in which the Catalans came from behind to draw 1-1. The goalscorer was, obviously, Neymar.
The Brazilian planted a header into the bottom corner of the net after meeting a perfect cross from his compatriot Dani Alves, who linked up with again in Paris later on.
Introduction to El Clasico
Neymar will have known the magnitude of Clasicos long before he signed on the dotted line at Camp Nou.
He announced himself in unbelievable fashion during his very first fixture against Real Madrid with a goal and an assist.
The Brazilian scored the opening goal when he received the ball from Andres Iniesta on the left-hand side of the penalty box before cutting inside to bend the ball off a defender and past Diego Lopez.
And he then capped his performance with a lovely weighted through ball to Alexis Sanchez, who wrapped up the 2-1 win with an incredible chip.
The stunner
Neymar scored one of the goals of his career in Barcelona’s thumping of Rayo Vallecano.
With the Catalans already 5-0 up, Neymar capped the night with a fine goal. Brazil’s talisman picked the ball up on the halfway line, glided past one challenge before unleashing a 25-yard rocket into the net.
And the celebration wasn’t bad either…
HM #1:
Barca vs Rayo Vallecano; 2013-14Throwback when Neymar scored a solo goal way outside the box pic.twitter.com/FnXa0KsIbf
— ً (@dubsroger) October 18, 2021
First hat-trick
The 2014-15 season saw Neymar take his goal tally to another level after a promising 2013-14 debut campaign brought 15 goals.
He grabbed his first hat-trick for the club in…
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