VIDEO: Barca Ace Almost Notches Superb Solo Goal After Having Already Ended 3-Month Barren Spell

Published on: 11 January 2017

It may have taken him over 1,000 minutes, but Neymar finally notched his first goal since October 2 in Wednesday's Copa del Rey win over Athletic Bilbao.


The 24-year-old ended his 11-game barren spell with the second goal in a 3-1 victory over the Basque outfit - firing home a penalty from 12 yards - as Barca ran out 4-3 aggregate winners of the round of 16 tie.


Much like London buses, Neymar almost made it two goals in the same match when he embarked a mazy solo run that almost ended in the Brazil international registering his eighth goal of the season. Fancy a look at his effort? Of course you do (clip from 8:06):

The best part of that clip? Neymar's persistence to not see a goalscoring opportunity pass him by. The forward's strength, desire and quick feet are all in evidence as he jinks one way then the other in a bid to extend Barcelona's lead on the night and in the tie.


With his tail now up after a three-month spell without finding the back of the net, expect Neymar to go on a run of plundering goals from this moment on.

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