{"id":251013,"date":"2022-03-24T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T04:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=251013"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T04:30:14","slug":"paqueta-defends-neymar-after-psg-jeers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/paqueta-defends-neymar-after-psg-jeers\/","title":{"rendered":"Paqueta defends Neymar after PSG jeers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> RIO DE JANEIRO<br \/>\nLyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta defended fellow Brazilian Neymar Tuesday after the star striker came in for boos and jeers over Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s humiliating exit from the Champions League.<br \/>\n\u201cNeymar is above all a great person, a great professional, with incredible talent. He\u2019s without a doubt the best player on the Brazilian national team,\u201d Paqueta, 24, told a news conference at the training center where Brazil are preparing for the final round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to have him with us. When I\u2019ve got Neymar at my side, I feel stronger, and my teammates too.\u201d Neymar and fellow PSG superstar Lionel Messi have been heckled by fans in Paris since the club crashed out of the Champions League on March 9 in an embarrassing last-16 defeat to Real Madrid.<br \/>\nNeymar, 30, is now looking to turn a page as he returns to the national team after missing the last round of World Cup qualifiers due to an ankle injury.<br \/>\n\u201cPSG were eliminated, so the press and fans are going to criticize him for that. But he\u2019s been recovering from injury. He\u2019s getting stronger by the day, and I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to do a great job helping the Selecao,\u201d said Paqueta, a recent arrival on the national team who has described Neymar as a mentor.<br \/>\nBrazil, who qualified for Qatar in November, will face Chile Thursday and Bolivia next Tuesday in the final round of qualifiers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIO DE JANEIRO Lyon midfielder Lucas Paqueta defended fellow Brazilian Neymar Tuesday after the star striker came in for boos and jeers over Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s humiliating exit from the Champions League. \u201cNeymar is above all a great person, a great professional, with incredible talent. 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