5 player duels to look forward to in the Champions League round of 16

#1 Neymar - Nacho

Nacho will shoulder the greatest responsibility - silencing Neymar

Such is the magnitude of the game, it feels unjust to talk about just one among a number of exciting individual encounters.

Dani Carvajal's expulsion due to a red card means Zidane will probably deputise Nacho Fernandez instead of the inexperienced Achraf Hakimi on the right flank. The Spanish right-back has a monumental responsibility to shoulder when he comes up against Neymar at the Bernabeu.

Neymar is undoubtedly in the form of his life, scoring belters week in week out for the French outfit. He will be the chief threat to Los Merengues' woeful defence and all Zidane can do is pray that Nacho handles him well on the pitch. Adding to his headache is the fact that the highest share of PSG's attacks have come from the left side (37%) where Neymar plays.

For the Spaniard, the task of facing Neymar is daunting and difficult of course, but not impossible. He has always been undervalued in spite of churning out impressive performances for Los Blancos, but successfully containing the Selecao skipper could well be his ticket to the fame that he deserves.

Of course, there are Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe in line to be taken care of, but silencing Neymar will certainly reduce a mammoth burden of pressure on the shoulders of Madrid's defenders.

It will be exciting to see which of the two emerges victorious and should it be the Spaniard, why, the results will be affected to a considerable extent.