As the Olympic Games approach, the host nation Brazil will once again be relying on their talisman Neymar.
Two years ago, the Selecao pinned all of their hopes on the Barcelona star to guide them to success at a home World Cup.
It was all going swimmingly until a fractured vertebra suffered in the quarter-final ruled Neymar out of the rest of the tournament and forced him to sit out of the humiliating 7-1 semi-final thrashing at the hands of eventual winners Germany.
The 24-year-old doesn't have quite as much responsibility at his club side with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez also there to share the burden of leading one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Although each member of Barcelona's 'MSN' trio is a fantastic player in their own right, Neymar has surprisingly admitted the Luis Enrique's side are reliant on his Argentine teammate.
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