Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Pique expects Barcelona to benefit from Neymar's Olympic glow (Reuters)

2016 Rio Olympics - Soccer - Final - Men's Football Tournament Gold Medal Match Brazil vs Germany - Maracana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20/08/2016. Neymar (BRA) of Brazil celebrates with goalkeeper Weverton (BRA) of Brazil after they won the penalty shootout and the gold medal. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

(Reuters) - Neymar should return to Spain with renewed enthusiasm after leading Brazil to their first soccer gold medal at an Olympic Games, Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said. Neymar, who has scored 85 goals in 141 games in his three seasons at Barcelona, was given permission to stay in Brazil until after international games early next month. "I think it's a good decision to grant him (Neymar) that," Pique told El Mundo Deportivo.


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