"I was very happy for the year [2022] he [Messi] had, but at the same time very sad because he's experienced both sides of the coin," Neymar has told Globo.
"He’s gone to heaven with Argentina's national team, he's won everything in recent years, and with Paris, he lived through hell. We lived through hell, both he and I.
"We're upset because we weren't there for nothing. We were there to do our best, to be champions, to try to make history, that's why we got back together. We got together to make history. Unfortunately, we didn't succeed.
"Messi left [PSG] in a way that, in terms of football, he didn't deserve to experience. For everything he is, everything he does... anyone who knows him knows that he's a guy who trains, who fights. If he loses, he gets angry, so he was unfairly blamed in my opinion.
"But at the same time, I was very happy that he won the World Cup. Football was fair this time. After the Brazilians were eliminated, Messi deserved to finish the campaign like that."
Seems like Ney is really relieved not to play for PSG anymore. He and Messi were slammed by many club supporters at the end of the previous two seasons – some even protested in front of the Brazilian's house, trying to force him out!
Messi won two Ligue 1 titles and the French Super Cup at PSG, registering over 70 goal contributions in two seasons. He certainly deserved a better farewell.
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