Jadon Sancho will be out to replicate Neymar in this weekend’s Champions League final at Wembley.
The Borussia Dortmund winger has returned to his former self this year after being exiled and leaving Manchester United on loan.
Sancho has been in incredible form since returning to Dortmund Credit: Getty
He ‘outperformed’ Kylian Mbappe in the semi-finals against Paris Saint-Germain with his confidence and swagger returning on the big stage.
Sancho has stepped up in the last few months, so much so, that he can break a record at Wembley on Saturday night, live on talkSPORT.
In six games across the last 16, quarter-finals and semis combined, the 24-year-old has completed a total of 25 dribbles.
That is the most by any player in a single edition of the Champions League knockout stages since Neymar for PSG in 2019/20.
The Brazilian superstar managed 32 successful dribbles during the French side’s run to the final four years ago.
Sancho is now eight more away from setting a new record, with a standout performance in this year’s showpiece potentially seeing him make history.
In fact, he will have already made history on the night just by stepping onto the pitch.
Sancho will meet fellow England star Jude Bellingham as Dortmund take on Real Madrid and it will mark a special moment for the country.
Sancho is closing in on Neymar’s knockout stage record
And he will make history just by featuring in the final Credit: Getty
Both players are expected to start in the final and by doing so, it will be the first time two English players have met in a Champions League final while playing for non-English sides.
Sancho and Bellingham are two stars who took the jump of moving away from their home country and they are now reaping the rewards.
One of them will have their hands on the Champions League trophy come the end of the game and the showpiece clash is set to be a special one.
Real are eyeing their 15th title in UEFA’s primary European tournament and Bellingham will be aiming to lead his side to glory.
ellingham and Sancho will set England history at Wembley Credit: Getty
Just like Sancho in Dortmund, the 20-year-old has played a major part in his side’s success, creating more chances under pressure than any other midfielder in the competition.
He also has an impact off the ball, making more high-intensity pressures than any other player this campaign with 572.
Bellingham has already won some silverware this season in La Liga and is quickly becoming one of the best players in world football.
Sancho is a bit behind that pace, however, replicating the form of one of the best players of this generation in Neymar shows he has the potential to get there.