Tuesday, before the match, Neymar had a heavy heart.
Absent from the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against his former club Barcelona due to an adductor injury, Neymar had confided his sadness to his 52 million subscribers on Twitter: "Top 3 matches that I would have liked to play.
A message accompanied by an emoji with a tear in the eye.
By the end of the evening, the tear had dried and it was undoubtedly a broad smile that crossed the Brazilian's face.
Throughout the meeting the "Ney" commented on the match for his followers.
After complaining about the penalty whistled in favor of Barcelona - "A joke this penalty" -, the striker congratulated his partners.
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First of all, Kylian Mbappé, his friend, his “little brother” as he affectionately calls him.
But his little brother suddenly grew up to become a giant on the Camp Nou lawn.
He congratulated Mbappé's score for a “hat-trick of my boy”, accompanied by applause emojis.
Que partida da equipe, todos muito bem👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 PAREDES um monstro, CRACK
- Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) February 16, 2021
Later, after the final whistle, Neymar could finally breathe, exult.
He thus praised the performance of his partners and particularly of Paredes.
“Que partida da equipe, todos muito bem.
PAREDES um monstro, CRACK ”(“ What a team match, very good. Paredes a monster, CRACK ”).
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A result that will undoubtedly relieve the Brazilian player to have been deprived of the reunion with Camp Nou, him the great architect of the comeback in 2017 with Barcelona.
With such an advance, Neymar can even carry out a quieter rehabilitation and apprehend his return to the game with more serenity.
In verve, he will continue the evening with a final message.
“Tuesday ended, Tuesday full… What a day my friends.
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