'We lived through hell, both Lionel Messi and I': Neymar's bombshell revelation about PSG breaks internet

Brazilian soccer sensation Neymar has opened up about the challenging times he and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi faced during their last months at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

SportsTak

• Mon • 04 Sep 2023

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Neymar opened up about the challenging times he and Lionel Messi faced during their last months at PSG.Their Champions League 2022/23 campaign ended in disappointment as they were eliminated by Bayern Munich.Messi has since moved to Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, while Neymar has joined Saudi Pro League's Al-Hilal.

Brazilian soccer sensation Neymar has opened up about the challenging times he and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi faced during their last months at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Despite Messi's triumphant return to Paris after winning the FIFA World Cup 2022 and being named the tournament's best player, both stars faced heavy criticism and boos from PSG ultras. Their Champions League 2022/23 campaign ended in disappointment, as they were eliminated by Bayern Munich in a decisive 3-0 aggregate defeat.

In an exclusive interview with Brazilian media outlet Globo, Neymar divulged that neither he nor Messi were content during their final stretch at PSG. This period of dissatisfaction ultimately led both players to seek new opportunities outside the French capital.

"I was very happy for the year he (Messi) had, but at the same time very sad, because he lived both sides of the coin, he went to heaven with the Argentina team, won everything in recent years, and with Paris he lived hell. We lived through hell, both he and I. We get upset, because we're not there for nothing, we're there to do our best, be champions, try to make history, that's why we started playing together again, we came together there so we could make history. Unfortunately, we didn't make it," Neymar said in the interview.

Messi has since moved to Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, while Neymar has joined Saudi Pro League's Al-Hilal. The revelations come at a time when both players are setting their sights on new horizons, leaving behind a tumultuous chapter in their illustrious careers.

"Messi left in a way that, for football, he didn't deserve. For everything he is, everything he does, anyone who knows him knows, he is a guy who trains, who fights, if he loses he gets angry, and he was unfairly treated in my opinion. But at the same time I was very happy that he won the World Cup. As you said, football was fair this time, since the Brazilian team lost, Messi deserved to end his career like this," Neymar said on Lionel Messi.

This update gives an inside look into the trials Neymar and Messi faced in their concluding months at PSG, detailing their emotional state and subsequent moves to new clubs.