Neymar has revealed the witty advice Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi gave him after he finished behind the Argentinian and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2015 Ballon d'Or Gala in Zurich on Monday—to "play better."
Per AS, the Brazilian shared the quip when asked if Messi had given him any pointers on winning the prestigious award in the future. He said: "Yeah; play better."
As Bleacher Report UK revealed, the 23-year-old finished third runner-up with surprisingly few votes given how excellent his year was:
After playing almost as big of a role as Messi in Barca's phenomenal success in 2015—the Catalan giants won five out of a possible six trophies, including their historic treble last season—the forward admitted he hoped to have been ahead of Ronaldo in the running.