NEYMAR has now gone seven La Liga games without a goal for Barcelona — his worst drought since joining the club.
The former Santos striker was a host of missed chances in this weekend’s El Clasico draw, which effectively allowed Real Madrid to stay in the game long enough to grab the late equaliser.
Neymar is one member of the arguably the most potent attacking trident in football history.
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Alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, the trio led Barcelona to Treble success in 2015 — and a La Liga and cup double last season.
But, so far in this campaign, they sit six points behind leaders, Real Madrid, in the table and suffered a heavy defeat at Manchester City in the Champion League.
And Neymar has failed to step up to the plate, providing a succession of underwhelming displays.
His last La Liga goal came on October 2nd, in a 4-3 defeat to Celta Vigo.
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Meanwhile, Barcelona are now without a victory in three — and have not won by more than a single goal since beating Deportivo 4-0 on October 15th.
Despite their obvious qualities, the majestic attacking trio ran out of steam midway through last season.
On March 20, Barcelona were 2-0 up at Villarreal and set to extend their lead at the summit to 11 points, but were pegged back to draw 2-2.
They followed that up with defeat in El Clasico, a customary loss at Real Sociedad, elimination from the Champions League and a shock home reverse against Valencia.
The disastrous run saw the lead at the summit cut to just one point.
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Paco Alcacer was brought in the summer to ease the pressure of the main three after impressing at the Mestalla, but has struggled to settle in and is yet to score.
Neymar has been through goal scoring droughts in the past.
He was forced to ask the Barcelona fans for patience after struggling to find the back of the net after making the highly-anticipated switch from Santos.
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