If Neymar wants his trophy, see you in February.
Suspended for the last day of the Champions League this Wednesday evening, the Brazilian will have to wait for the round of 16 to hope to obtain the "most beautiful goal of the week" trophy in Europe and imitate his teammates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé.
Because they score, and not just anyhow.
The Argentinian and the Frenchman have combined three of the five prizes symbolically distributed by UEFA since the start of the competition.
Holders in Turin against Juve, the PSG attackers aim for the pass of four.
The strength of images, the weight of names
It is the public who chooses the winner of each week, chosen from among four nominees, themselves determined by UEFA.
They are called to vote on social networks and the official website of the Champions League.
On the first day of the Champions League, Kylian Mbappé won everything thanks to a volley scored against Juve on a lobbed pass signed Neymar.
"The second is harder, because it comes back quickly, the first, I see it coming," he said, however, about this nice double.
On the second day of the group stage, Norwegian Erling Haaland (Manchester City) won the award.
But the following week, return to PSG with a curled left scored by Lionel Messi after a three-way game with Neymar and Kylian Mbappé on the lawn of Benfica.
Finally, if the Korean Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) won the best goal of the 4th day, the Argentinian from PSG doubled the lead last week with his outside left foot registered at the Park against Maccabi Haifa (7 -2).
This is the third trophy of this kind for the seven-time Ballon d'Or since his arrival in the capital.
His first goal in red and blue, scored against Manchester City on September 28, 2021 (2-0), had already won over European fans.
Just as he had created the debate, many believing that the achievement signed the same evening by Luxembourger Sébastien Thill (Sheriff Tiraspol) deserved better.
But the strength of the names, of the club and of the player, also takes over in this kind of polls.
