Neymar News: The Brazilian superstar has described Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Luis Suarez and Karim Benzema in one word each.
Neymar has played alongside Suarez and Messi at Barcelona, and the three make up the famous MSN trio. He and Messi are currently teammates after the Argentine joined him at PSG in the summer of 2021.
Neymar also played against Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema when they were at Real Madrid. He has also faced Benzema on the international stage when Brazil and France played a friendly.
However, the Brazilian international has yet to face Harry Kane, considered one of the best strikers in the world.
Neymar news: PSG star describes Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in one word
DAZN asked the 30-year-old to describe the aforementioned players in one word each. When asked about Kane, Neymar, after giving it some thought, described the Tottenham Hotspur striker as ‘intelligent’.
Neymar was then asked about his PSG teammate Messi and praised the Argentine as a genius. When asked to describe Ronaldo, Neymar used the same adjective he used to describe Messi: ‘genius’.
Neymar used the word ‘genius’ again when asked to describe his former teammate Suarez.
His one-word description for Real Madrid star Benzema was ‘classic’. The French striker is widely regarded as the favorite to win the next Ballon d’Or.
For their part, Neymar and PSG have had a stellar start to the 22/23 campaign. They began the season by beating Nantes 4-0 in the Trophée des Champions. Neymar scored two goals in that game.
PSG are undefeated this season and have won all but one game. The game in which they dropped points was against AS Monaco, who held them to a 1-1 draw.
PSG sit atop the Ligue 1 points table with 19 points from their first seven games. He has scored 25 goals in the French top flight so far this season and has only conceded four goals.
Neymar has scored 8 of those goals for PSG in Ligue 1 and has also provided 6 assists.
Meanwhile, PSG kicked off their 22/23 Champions League campaign by beating Juventus 2-1 in their opening game. Mbappé scored both of his goals with Neymar assisting one.
PSG take on Maccabi Haifa in an away match in the Champions League group stage in their next game.
