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Brazil star Neymar appears to copy an outrageous skill from Lionel Messi in using the REFEREE to beat defenders in their World Cup rout of South Korea, in an echo of his PSG teammate’s brilliant improvisation while I was in Barcelona.
- Neymar pulled off a sensational skill move in Brazil’s 4-1 win against South Korea
- Tite’s team booked their place in the World Cup quarterfinals with victory on Monday
- Neymar was excellent on his return to the team after an ankle ligament injury
- The Paris Saint-Germain star scored a penalty, and fans saw something else
- Neymar used the referee to beat two opponents, as did his PSG teammate Lionel Messi.
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Neymar channeled his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Lionel Messi when he pulled off an outrageous skill move in Brazil’s thrashing of South Korea.
Tite’s men topped the Asian side 4-1 in their round of 16 tie on Monday night, with the star striker on the scoresheet when he returned to the team after suffering an ankle ligament injury in the knockout phase. groups.
And during the match, Neymar seemed to copy an outrageous Messi-esque improvisation when he used the referee to beat two opponents, in an echo of the Argentine doing the same in Barcelona.
Neymar appeared to copy a scandalous move by Lionel Messi for Brazil on Monday night.
In a 4-1 win over South Korea in the World Cup round of 16, he used the referee to beat two defenders.
Neymar, with his back to the South Korean goal, received a pass from a teammate, with official Clement Turpin a meter away and in front.
The 30-year-old then deliberately touched towards Turpin so that the ball was almost between the referee’s legs and the two were face to face as defenders closed in on either side.
As the opposing duo ran closer and the referee stepped back, Neymar dragged the ball back and with a quick movement escaped the pressure and lunged forward.
Fans saw his PSG teammate Lionel Messi (left) do the same while in Barcelona
Neymar scored from the penalty spot on his return to the side after an ankle ligament injury
A video on social media shows Messi also completing the same move while in Barcelona, and eagle-eyed fans on social media were quick to spot the comparison.
Vinicius Junior opened the scoring for Brazil against the South Koreans, with Neymar scoring from the penalty spot six minutes later, with Richarlison and Lucas Paquetá making it 4-0 at half-time, before Paik Seung-ho scored after the break.
Neymar’s return to the team, after missing group stage matches against Switzerland and Cameroon, is a big boost for the Selecao, who now face Japanese conquerors Croatia in the quarterfinals on Friday.