Paqueta defends Neymar .. "a good man and a great professional"
French Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta defended his compatriot Neymar, who was criticized after his team, Paris Saint-Germain, was eliminated by Real Madrid from the Champions League final price round.
Paqueta said during the press conference on the sidelines of the last two rounds of the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, "Neymar, above all, is a good man and a great professional, with an incredible talent.
He is without a doubt the best player in the Brazilian squad.”
"It is a great honor to have him with us," he said.
When Neymar is with me, I feel stronger and so do my teammates.”
Paqueta, 24, booked his place in the starting line-up for the Seleção national team in recent months, and seemed to agree with Neymar inside the green rectangle, and this was evident during the celebration of the goals.
Neymar arrived at the Teresopolis training center near Rio de Janeiro, to rejoin the national team, which had reserved his ticket to the football wedding in Qatar, after he missed the previous two rounds due to an ankle injury.
The Saint-Germain player with the number 10 hopes to compensate with the “samba dancers” his setbacks with the Parisian capital club after the humiliating exit against Real Madrid in the Champions League with a 1-3 loss back (Saint-Germain won 1-0 in the first leg), before becoming, with Argentine Lionel Messi was booed by the fans of the Parc des Princes stadium, while hosting Bordeaux in the league, the day after the European elimination.
"After the elimination of Paris Saint-Germain, it is normal to see criticism in the press and among the fans, but he (Neymar) is coming back from injury," Paqueta said.
He's getting better and better and I'm sure he'll play great for the national team.”
The Brazilian team has reserved its seat for the World Cup in Qatar since last November, by leading the joint group, and it will welcome Chile Thursday at the famous Maracana stadium in Rio.
Before the five-time world champions travel to La Paz to face Bolivia in the final round of qualifying on the 29th.
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