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17th Oct 2015

Neymar has been helping Barcelona make light of Lionel Messi’s absence (Video)

Remember the Neym...

Tom Victor

Lionel who?

Barcelona may be without their top scorer from the last six seasons, but Neymar is showing they can cope just fine without Lionel Messi.

The Brazil star showed off his slinky skills to win the Catalan club’s second penalty against Rayo Vallecano, and converted both of the evening’s spot-kicks himself before adding two more goals.

If that wasn’t enough, he pulled off a piece of skill as incredible as it was unnecessary.

Messi might struggle to get back on penalty-taking duties when he returns from injury. Hell, he might struggle to get the ball from his team-mates in open play if Neymar keeps doing this.