Barcelona 1-0 Manchester United
And you can see why. Barcelona’s exciting star stole the show again to beat Manchester United, despite fevered speculation over his future.
Betting websites, gossip columns and online betting forums are all alive with transfer rumours linking Neymar with a megabucks move to Paris. With a €222 million buy-out clause, the Brazilian is one of the hottest players on the planet, and he showed over 80,000 fans at the FedEx Field in Maryland just why. And that will have done nothing to discourage Ligue 1 giants, PSG, from meeting the price.
If he does move, betting tips will surely say PSG can finally break through the glass ceiling to make a Champions League final. But for the time being, he remains a Barca player and doesn’t Manchester United know it!
He only played 45 minutes, but in that time he gave United wingback Antonio Valencia a torrid time. David de Gea was in great form in the United goal, reacting quickly to deny Luis Suarez; record signing Romelu Lukaku failed to add to his pre-season tally at the other end, poking his effort over the bar.
The only goal of the game came on 31 minutes when Valencia intercepted a through ball from Lionel Messi, only to have his pocket picked by the superb Neymar who slotted home.
United tried to get back in the game but failure meant a first defeat in pre-season. Jose Mourinho can get back to trying to bolster his squad as the Premier League season approaches.
In Spain, Barca would do well to keep hold of Neymar. But maybe he doesn’t want to live in Lionel Messi’s shadow any more, which would be great news for PSG.
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