Messi-Neymar, duel between 'brothers’
Together with Atlético de Madrid-Chelsea, FC Barcelona-PSG will be the tightest duel. Manchester City, Real Madrid CF, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Liverpool are, a priori, favourites against Borussia de Monchengladbach, Atalanta, Lazio, Porto and Leipzig respectively. Meanwhile, the play-off between Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund will also be very close.
Neymar will return to the Camp Nou. This is the place where he has won the most titles and from where he should never have left. In that march both lost, Barcelona, who saw as the more than probable successor of Messi was leaving to one of his main rivals, and the player himself, who took a step back in his career, not so in his current account.
The Brazilian star will always regret his decision. In Paris, he has no aspirations other than to win national titles by playing in a minor league, such as the French one. But, above all, he doesn't enjoy it like he did in Barcelona playing with Messi, Piqué, Iniesta, Alba, Busquets and company.
Great footballers, in order to be among the best, must have a suitable environment to manage the star's career with intelligence, sporting criteria and, in many cases, discipline.
Neymar has become a millionaire with football, but he does not enjoy it as much as he could and he will never reach the heights that Messi and Cristiano have reached. A pity because he does not lack quality. Head a lot.
He had everything; a winning team that he had arrived at the right time, some colleagues who adored him and a cosmopolitan and pleasant city. But what was missing was a prepared person, with common sense, who thought of Neymar as a person and whom Neymar himself respected. He had plenty of partying, outbursts of temper and unsuitable surroundings.
He is young, he could still redirect his career, but I see his departure from PSG as difficult. In this team, you only leave if Nasser al-Khelaïfi, president of the Parisian club, wants you to or if you end your contract.
His great friend Messi, whom he will be facing in February, has instead led an orderly, quiet life, always focused on football and on being happy with what he enjoys: football.
Maybe next year they will join PSG. Perhaps the Argentine will opt to make his last contract profitable. It would not be open to criticism. He has been number one for many years and has enjoyed himself very much in Barcelona. Now he will think about securing the future.
On 16 February 2021 at 21:00 in Barcelona the two brothers will meet again in football. It will be an emotional match and, if the azulgrana team doesn't change too much, very favourable to PSG.
Some of us venture to say that Ronald Koeman will no longer be coaching Barcelona. There are elections in between and surprises in the world of football have already been had before.
The same thing happens when a magician arrives and a way of making the brothers in FC Barcelona coincide is taken out of the hat. Everything is possible. But you'll need a top hat and a lot of money. Barça is an entity of its members and there is no possibility that a millionaire will come and buy the club.
For the moment, on February 16 there is a game of morbidness and a duel between brothers.