Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar: An XI of world-class superstars at their absolute peak

To truly go down as an all-time great, a player must deliver consistently throughout their career, entering eye-catching performances on a weekly basis.

However, even the biggest talents have spells, competitions or even particular venues in which they simply excel.

Last Wednesday, Lionel Messi continued his outrageous run of personal form at Wembley Stadium, providing two superb assists for Argentina colleagues Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala as he ran the show against Italy.

With that fantastic showing in mind, Twitter user @peak_wessi decided to put together a full XI of footballing superstars who have truly shone on a particular stage.

Drawing inspiration from the concept, we’re decided to have our own crack at putting together a similar line-up.

All of the below were world-class operators, but seemed to ramp it up for certain occasions to a ridiculous degree.

It has been notoriously tough over the years for a goalkeeper to fight their way into consideration for the coveted Ballon d’Or trophy.

In 2014, though, Bayern Munich’s German shot-stopper Neuer had a credible claim for the honour after starring for both club and country across the calendar year.

The man credited with popularising the sweeper-keeper role lifted the Bundesliga title and the World Cup in the space of just a few months – and few could have argued with much gusto had he been rewarded for his efforts with the Ballon d’Or.

In the end, he had to settle for third place behind the familiar pairing of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. Despite not getting the verdict, we’ve rarely seen a ‘keeper in such spectacular form.

The Brazilian celebrated the end of his time at Real Madrid last week by collecting a fifth Champions League winners medal with Los