The celebration which followed spoke of relief as much as delight each and everyone of his team-mates joined him.īrazil know how important he is to their chances in Russia. Drifting to the left, Neymar took the pass, cut inside onto his right foot, delayed once more and then lashed a shot home via the underside of the bar. Just under 20 minutes remained when Philippe Coutinho collected possession centrally and drove for the penalty area. An ideal game to come into perhaps, given the pace of it – although some of the tackles flying in from the Croatians gave new meaning to the idea of a ‘friendly’ international – but impressive nonetheless.
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