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marți, 19 aprilie 2016

Puyol out in defense of Neymar, and puts faith in Barcelona

Icon Barcelona, ​​Carles Puyol came out in defense of Neymar . The Brazilian playmaker took acting widely criticised during the defeat to Valencia, who made ​​rivals Madrid encostassem once the fight for the Spanish title.

Barca have not won in four games in the Spanish league, and in this period the club was also eliminated from the Champions League. Considered one of the best players in the world, Neymar not scale networks for five matches. Worse, was involved in a confusion with Antonio Barragan, defender of Valencia on Sunday (17) .

"You can not always be at the highest level," Puyol told a news conference held at the Laureus Award event. "Neymar is still young and he is very professional. We must accept that it will not always play at an impressive level, but it will again make great new games. "

"A bad game for Neymar can still be a good game because he does spectacular things", said the former player of the Catalan team. The eternal captain also showed optimism about the chances of Barcelona in the Spanish league, "Barcelona remains one of the best teams in the world, in my opinion. It is difficult to understand that losing streak, is not normal, but they have great players and can still win the Spanish league and King's Cup, "he added.

Puyol, about Barça "is not normally win 39 games in a row nor this"

Carles Puyol , 100 caps for Spain and as a player Barcelona won 21 titles, including three Champions League titles and two World Club, said Monday in Berlin that "neither is normal win 39 games in a row, and this is normal , "referring to the recent defeats of his exequipo.

Puyol, 38, world champion (South Africa 2010) and Europe ( Austria and Switzerland 2008) with the Spanish national team, made ​​the remarks in the context of the Laureus Awards, which are delivered Monday in the German capital and whose Academy is a member who was one of the best center in the history of Spanish football.

"Things change quickly in football But. Barca is still one of the best teams in the world's streak of 39 games without losing is amazing, is not normal. Just as it is not normal nor is happening now" he said.

Puyol stressed that his former teammate "can still win the league and the Cup, and would be a fantastic season."

On the ' Champions League ' the exdefensor of La Pobla de Segur (Lleida) said that "the two qualifying will be very tough and very difficult to say who will".

"I'll watch very quiet, because the Bara is not, so I hope they are two good games," said Puyol.