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Neymar Sr. Defends Son's Barcelona, PSG 'Remontada' Comments

Neymar Sr. has come to his son's defence after the Paris Saint-Germain star said his favourite footballing memory was the 6-1 win he enjoyed over them with Barcelona.

In 2017, shortly before the Brazilian moved to PSG from the Camp Nou, he inspired the incredible comeback in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 after Barca had lost the away leg 4-0.

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According to Goal's Jack McGraghan, the comments were met with criticism from PSG supporters, prompting the player's father to write on Instagram:

"Attributing this spontaneous and honest response to a provocation to his current club is a malicious attitude whose sole purpose is to create a controversy where there is not any.