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Neymar, who scored seven goals in the Copa del Rey to be the competition's joint top scorer alongside Sevilla's Iago Aspas, said it was "an honour" to play alongside such teammates at the Camp Nou. We tried everything and worked day and night," their team-mate Kylian Mbappe said after the first-leg loss at home to Bayern. "We managed to play a part of the game. It wasn’t what I wanted. I always want to play. But sometimes you have to make do with what you can do. Today, I could only do that." But while they were phenomenal across the board, there was a drive and intensity to their Champions League performances that left the rest of Europe watching on in awe. At the forefront of that was the best trilogy since Lord of the Rings - Messi, Suarez and Neymar, or 'MSN'. The disappointing end to his time at PSG meant he left with a question as to whether his spell there hampered his legacy. Defending against them was a hopeless task. Trying to analyse it them is almost just as hopeless. They were just better than everyone else at football, it was as simple as that.
For us Messi was the best in the world and for me Neymar was the second best, but they helped me win the Golden Boot," Suarez told Placar. Alongside Messi and Mbappe, Neymar appeared to rediscover his form, scoring and assisting 13 goals in his first five league games in 2022-23, but in March he was ruled out for the remainder of the season after ankle surgery.I told [Messi and Neymar] I was coming to [Barcelona] to win, to triumph and achieve important things," Suarez added. The second most prolific trident in Europe is PSG’s combination of Cavani, Lucas Moura and Di María with 65 goals; then Real Madrid with 59 goals; followed by Bayern Munich and Napoli in fourth and fifth place. King of assists He even dismissed any rumors linking him with PSG. Messi continued by saying that although Neymar decided to move away from Barcelona, the three still share a good relationship. The Argentine said that he even spoke to Neymar about their upcoming clash and neither of them are too happy about facing such strong opponents in the Round of 16. Playing alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in a front three that became known as 'MSN', Neymar helped the Spanish giants win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in only his second season.
It was at this time that the management had decided to rope in 21-year-old Brazilian superstar Neymar Jr ahead of the 2013-14 season. However, whether it be Vilanova’s tactics or Neymar’s inability to adapt in Spain rapidly, the promising winger had an underwhelming season with 15 goals in 41 appearances with Barcelona’s only title in 2014 coming in the form of Supercopa de Espana. But it's possible that, for all their greatness, neither Pep or Cruyff managed a Barça team as absurdly dominant and talented as the one Luis Enrique took to glory in 2014/15.
The third and the final season of the MSN era wasn’t as productive as the previous two although the trio combined to score 110 goals with Messi bagging 54 goals, Suarez 36 and Neymar 20 goals. Barcelona could only win the Copa del Rey and Super Copa de Espana with the La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles being won by Real Madrid. MSN Stats Then there's Neymar, whose injury-plagued time in Paris has seen him fail to play more than 20 Ligue 1 games in any of his four seasons in the French capital.
Neymar started his career in his native Brazil, signing his first professional contract with Santos at 17. FC Barcelona needed a change in player recruitments after celebrated manager Pep Guardiola had decided to step away from the Catalan club following an incredible few seasons where the club had won three La Liga titles, became UEFA Champions League winners twice, won two UEFA Super Cups and two FIFA World Club Cups as well. It started out fairly slowly, Gerard Pique scoring the only goal in an unconvincing win over APOEL, but by the end of the competition, MSN had netted 27 of Barca's 32 goals, and been crowned champions of Europe for their efforts.Although injuries once again impacted his season, he helped PSG win Ligue 1 and reach the Champions League final for the first time, when they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich. Neymar won trophies at PSG but also struggled with injuries 2021-23 - Ups and downs as end approached This season, the treble is on again, with Barcelona five points clear in the league, set to face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final – and Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Messi was man of the match after opening the scoring with a spectacular solo effort and also adding a well-taken second after the break, with Neymar also getting on the scoresheet when he finished off an unselfish pass from Suarez just before half-time. We, as friends, advised him to stay, but it's his decision, his family's decision. We said: 'Neymar, England is better. [Manchester] City, [for example]. Football will be better there. But in France?'" The Messi, Neymar, Suarez stats read 364 goals and 173 assists for Barcelona in 450 games between 2014 to 2017. Barcelona had won everything – La Liga, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Copa del Rey, FIFA Club World Cup and Super Copa de Espana – in these three seasons. What are the Messi, Neymar, Suarez Champions League stats?
Messi has accounted for 58 goals in this season, while Neymar doubled the number he scored last season by netting 38, and Luis Suarez added 24 despite being suspended for the first two months of the season. They stormed to La Liga, Copa Del Rey and the Champions League playing an X-rated brand of football that combined the possession-focused sensibilities of Guardiola with the gung ho, balls-to-the-wall extravagance of Cruyff. It's no exaggeration to say we haven't seen anything like it since, and probably won't ever again. If Neymar had stayed at Barcelona, he would have won a Ballon d'Or for sure. I didn't really like talking about it, but there came a time when it was already a big thing, so we went to talk to Neymar and said, 'Ney, if you want to win everything stay here with us.' That mark supasses the previous record of 118 set by Real Madrid's trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzem and Gonzalo Higuain in the 2011-12 season.A major reason for the dip in BBC’s form has also been the number of matches they played together. Quite unbelievably, there have been 16 matches where Messi, Neymar and Suarez have all scored goals. That number drops to just 8 for Benzema, Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. FAQs What are the Messi, Neymar, Suarez stats? After his new deal was announced, Mbappe said: “I have chosen to extend my contract at Paris Saint-Germain, and I am very happy. Their goalscoring record is spectacular and reflects the trio’s incredible ability. They lead the way in Europe and are only ten goals away from scoring a century of goals for the third time. Theirprowess is one of the main reasons Barça are still in with a chance of securing another treble. It all started in the summer of 2014 when Luis Suarez came to the Catalan capital from Liverpool in an €82.3 million move to join Lionel Messi and Neymar in La Liga. Two more years of success followed as Barcelona won one more La Liga title and two more Copa del Rey before Neymar decided to go to Paris to sign for Paris-Saint Germain in a world record €222 million move that brought an end to their exploits with each other. Records tumbled
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