Accustomed to being at the center of the news, Neymar decided to appear before the media in the run-up to the most important clash of the season. Good way to assume responsibility before stepping on the Santiago Bernabéu again: “For me and for Messi it’s a special game”, assured the Brazilian, who recalled that he lived great afternoons and nights in the Barça shirt on that pitch a long time ago years.
Neymar has played the last few games and feels in a position to start after coming off the bench in the first leg: “These moments don’t happen often. I have prepared myself to share this with my teammates and I am happy to be able to play”, pointed out the 10, who says he has forgotten about the injuries that weighed him down so much at the end of last year. After that page, now he wants to be important again to eliminate Real Madrid.
The Brazilian winger knows that to advance in the Champions League the team has to sacrifice: “You have to make an effort and it is a job for the whole team. If we play together, in attack and defense, we will have more chances to go far”, he underlined. A tie, however, that he considers is not as settled as some may think: “It is 50%. There is no favourite. We have a small advantage but we cannot trust each other”, he added.
Neymar also spoke about Casemiro, a sensitive loss for Real Madrid: “He’s the best in his position. It doesn’t have to matter to us because we have to prepare for the match in the same way, although for Ancelotti it will be difficult. It’s better that he doesn’t play”, he said between smiles about his compatriot, who along with Mendy, also sanctioned, he will not be able to be at the Santiago Bernabéu in the most important game of the season.