Neymar makes Champions League history

History Folder: Three days after the humiliating home defeat at the hands of Alaves, Barcelona fans have seen another, more welcome, side to Neymar in the 7-0 thumping of Celtic in the Champions League.

If before he was slated for his individualism and imprecise play, on Tuesday night the Brazilian was applauded for turning his game around with an historic four assists and a goal from a free -kick, previously unattained in the European competition.

His contribution was key to the goalfest that the Catalans enjoyed at the expense of the Scottish club, who only tested Marc-Andre ter Stegen once in the entire 90 minutes, albeit from the spot.

The opening game of the group stages served not only to see the MSN trident back in action this season but also to witness the 24-year-old at his very best.

Sparkling and daring, the forward was a real headache for Cristian Gamboa and Mikael Lustig, the two full-backs whom Brendan Rodgers had charged with blocking Los Azulgranas' attack.

For the second game running, a visiting coach planted a five-man defence but, unlike Alaves, this time it did not prove a problem for the Baugrana.

In fact, it did not take long for the home side to silence their opponents - as within three minutes Lionel Messi hammered home the first goal following a superb ball from Neymar.

The chemistry between the duo proved to be a winning formula as they combined well for the Argentinian to get his second, soon after Moussa Dembele missed the chance to equalise from the penalty spot.

After laying the ghost of their weekend LaLiga game to rest, Barcelona came out all guns blazing in the second half with a stunning free-kick from the man from Sao Paulo.

Judging by his shot, it seems his right ankle is not giving too much trouble, particularly as he went on to set up two more goals - a left-footed shot to Andres Iniesta who beat Dorus de Vries with a powerful volley and then another with the right to Luis Suarez.