Josep Maria Bartomeu insists Neymar will
not be leaving Barcelona, despite interest from many sides, including
PSG.
"If someone wants to negotiate with
Neymar, we will not give them permission," he told Globo Esporte.
"Neymar will stay at FC Barcelona."
The reaction came after one of
Neymar's representatives, Wagner Ribeiro had spoken to L'Equipe, saying Neymar
would like to live in Paris. "Neymar has a contract with Barca
until 2018," Ribeiro said. "He feels good in Barcelona, he's
loved over there and he's playing for the best team in the world. It's no small
feat to impose yourself at such an enormous club.
On the other hand, Luis Suarez says FC Barcelona
will be 'relaxed' in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final
against Atletico Madrid. The striker, who netted two goals to win
the Blaugrana the first leg after Fernando Torres opened the scoring, spoke on
Spanish television after the game.
"The return will be a similar game
to today’s," he said. “But we are relaxed as we they will be obliged to attack to win the game. If we score one, they will have to score two."
Luis Suarez admitted this was a tricky
game but Torres' first-half red card led to FC Barcelona gaining a big
advantage. He said: "Obviously a sending off in the first will affect the
game, even more when it’s a great player. Everyone knows his quality, but he
made two heavy fouls. It was a pity - I would have liked to come back with
11."
To end, Gerard Pique gave an interview
to his former Manchester United team-mate and current BT Sport collaborator,
Rio Ferdinand. Among other topics, Lionel Messi came up. Ferdinand asked who
was better, the Argentine or Cristiano Ronaldo, and Pique had no doubts.
"Both are impressive, we are talking not just about the best
players not just in this moment, but in history," said Pique. "I
always say the same, for me, Messi is not human, while Cristiano is just the
best among the humans."


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