It’s been a long time (or maybe it’s never been) since Neymar has entered the season as well as he did this summer. The Brazilian is playing in good form and, unlike some previous years, he is less focused on acrobatics and more on concrete performance under new coach Christophe Galtier. And that is clearly visible. One of the best and most attractive footballers of the 21st century played his 100th game in League 1 last night and marked that anniversary with a new assist – his seventh since the start of the season. When we add the eight goals he scored to that performance, we arrive at a total that no one has so far in the top five leagues.Galtier about Neymar 🥹 pic.twitter.com/gkeukdYUAw— 📽 (@PSGCvideo) September 13, 2022 With those 15 points (goals + assists), Neymar is ahead of Erling Haaland (11+1), Lionel Messi (4+7), Robert Lewandowski (8+2), Sheraldo Becker (6+4) ahead of the first international break. They are looking forward to his form in the Brazilian national team and hope that he will keep it until the World Cup, because with Neymar like this, the Brazilians are surely among the top 3 favorites. But Nasser Al Khelaifi is also a happy man, as he watches how the Mbappe-Neymar-Messi trio is working this season. The three biggest superstars are far from what we could call good chemistry, but if it gets better – it does. Godfather, here I come! Kun Aguero to join Barcelona at the end of the seasonBut a spark of dissatisfaction appeared last night in the finish of the derby with Lyon and the media immediately drew attention to it. Neymar was a bit angry after being substituted in the 86th minute, so Galtier hurried to explain what it was all about. “He came out in my opinion a little rinsed, a little angry, disappointed. It’s normal. He has an irreproachable behavior. He is the one who gives the best balance. He has volume, intensity, he is also generous for the team. He is both able to replace himself and to have dazzling, technical quality. He is a great entertainer. Obviously in these matches, the great players must stand out, like Ney and Lionel this evening who were very good” said Galtier to Prime Video. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6651472##Lacking the much-coveted Champions League trophy year after year, Neymar’s performance in Paris has often been underrated. And the math says the following: The Brazilian has already surpassed the performance from Barcelona. Wearing the shirt of the Catalan giant in 123 games, he scored 68 and set up 49 goals. In Paris, as we have already said, he played around 100 matches, scoring 77 and setting up 46 goals.
