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Neymar equals Champions League assists record

Neymar has equalled the mark for Champions League assists in a season.

It may only be November, but in setting up Lionel Messi to score Barcelona’s opener against Celtic in Glasgow, the Brazil international chalked up his seventh assist of the campaign.

With 24 minutes on the clock, the attacker lifted an inch-perfect through pass to his team-mate, who fired the ball inside Craig Gordon’s near post to give Luis Enrique’s side the edge.

Neymar’s feat is all the more remarkable in that he has achieved it in under five matches. The 24-year-old's assist statistic is greatly helped by the four decisive passes he played in the Group C opener against Celtic, before providing the final ball for Arda Turan's equaliser at Borussia Monchengladbach, and Messi's goal in their loss to Manchester City.