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One of the most anticipated duels of the round of 16 UEFA Champions League it is between Barcelona me Paris saint germain, in the reunion between Lionel Messi and Neymar, the first since the Brazilian left the Spanish club in August 2017.
And, in an interview with the television channel The sixth, the Argentine star revealed a conversation between the two after the tie confirmed the confrontation and said what he thought of the idea of facing his friend in the first knockout.
“We are talking about the draw. We didn’t want to face each other now. They didn’t want Barcelona either, because if we’re not at our best, we are a team respected by history. It will be a very balanced game, “he said.
Still on the subject of Neymar, the Argentine also commented on the Brazilian’s speech, which, for weeks, He spoke of the desire to return to act with Messi. I even said “they had to do it next year”, exactly when shirt 10 is without a contract with Barça.
“He didn’t say we were leaving. He said he would like to, no, ”said the forward, a target for PSG and also for Manchester city since he expressed his desire to leave the Camp Nou last summer.
If it is not at PSG, the two could still get back together with the Barcelona shirt, since Neymar is an old wish of the Blaugranas. Messi, however, did not encourage the idea and put the wish as a difficult mission for the new president.
“And how is the transfer to Paris paid? It is not easy, it will be a difficult situation for the new president. You will have to be very smart, organize everything and make a lot of changes to make it work, ”he said.
“Hiring Neymar must be very expensive. It will be difficult to sign players because there is no money. And you have to hire several important players to fight for everything again, but you also have to pay them ”, he concluded.