Three against Ronaldo? Neymar reveals how Barcelona helped Suárez beat Cristiano
Three Barcelona superstars united against Cristiano Ronaldo! Neymar's remarkable confession about the famous MSN trio has resurfaced, revealing how he and Lionel Messi helped Luis Suárez win one of football's most prestigious individual awards.
Details: On November 9, Madrid Xtra shared a statement Neymar originally made during a January 2025 interview with Brazilian legend Romário. The forward recalled that when Suárez was competing with Cristiano Ronaldo for the European Golden Shoe, he and Messi did everything possible to help their Uruguayan teammate score.
The story concerns the extraordinary 2015/16 season, when Suárez scored 40 goals in 35 LaLiga appearances. Ronaldo finished with 35 goals in 36 league matches for Real Madrid. Those performances allowed the Barcelona striker to win both Spain's Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, ending the individual dominance of Messi and Ronaldo.
Neymar explained that the connection between Barcelona's three forwards went far beyond ordinary teamwork. They understood each other's movements almost instinctively and wanted their teammates to score whenever possible. Suárez had previously recalled occasions when Messi and Neymar deliberately passed up shooting opportunities to give him a better chance of finding the net.
It's worth noting that Messi, Suárez and Neymar played together at Barcelona from 2014 to 2017, winning the Champions League in 2015. Suárez's 2016 Golden Shoe was his second, following his shared triumph with Ronaldo in 2014. Neymar's comments describe historical events rather than a new controversy involving Cristiano.
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Miguel Solomons
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