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Celtic ace blasts Barcelona superstar Neymar and discusses their rivalry
BARCELONA superstar Neymar is "football's biggest actor", according to Celtic ace Mikael Lustig.
Celtic ace Mikael Lustig has branded Barcelona star Neymar "football's biggest actor"
The Celtic defender clashed with the Brazilian forward when the sides met in the Champions League back in November.
Both players were booked after going head-to-head during the match at Parkhead with Barcelona winning the group stage tie 2-0.
But Lustig hit out at Neymar ahead of Sweden's match with Belarus when asked who he though was the biggest play actor in football.
Mikael Lustig and Neymar were involved in a clash during a Champions League clash at Parkhead
Speaking ahead of Sweden’s match with Belarus, Lustig was asked who he thought was the biggest play actor in football.
He told Swedish newspaper Expressen: “Neymar. He always falls very light, you can barely touch him.”
However, he was quick to pour cold water over his feud with Neymar.
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“There weren’t any heavy tackles, it was just two guys who moaned at each other. It was nothing special," Lustig added.
“He’s better than me, so to compete you try to stay close and sometimes you need to pull tricks and get into his head.
“It was job done when he reacted but I didn’t show my experience when I chased after him and got a yellow as well!”
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