Vine: Neymar takes control to a whole new level with stunning rabona first touch

He didn't get on the scoresheet and even missed a penalty, but Neymar might just have outshone his sparkling Barcelona team-mates this evening.

The Spanish club laid the smack down on Roma in their Champions League tie at the Camp Nou, as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each grabbed superb braces. Messi's first goal was highlighted by some wonderful interplay with Suarez, but it was Neymar who stole the spotlight for the Argentine's second, controlling a long cross-field pass with a rabona-like touch before squaring the ball

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He didn't get on the scoresheet and even missed a penalty, but Neymar might just have outshone his sparkling Barcelona team-mates this evening.

He didn't get on the scoresheet and even missed a penalty, but Neymar might just have outshone his sparkling Barcelona team-mates this evening.

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