Mikael Lustig has hit out at Barcelona star Neymar.
The Brazilian striker has always mixed the dark arts of gamesmanship alongside his devastating raw ability.
While Lionel Messi is appreciated, even grudgingly, at most grounds he visits Neynar is often the target of anger from opposition fans and players.
In 2013 Scott Brown was sent off for an incident involving Neymar with the Brazilian at the heart of the needle between Celtic and Barca during this season’s Champions League ties.
Lustig is currently preparing for a World Cup qualifier against Belarus and wasn’t slow to give his opinion when Expressen asked him who was the biggest actor in the game.
“Neymar, he always falls very light, you can barely touch him,” the Celtic defender revealed.
“There weren’t any heavy tackles, it was just two guys who moaned at each other. It was nothing special.
“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!”
Sweden are currently sitting in third place in Group A of the UEFA World Cup qualifying groups with seven points from four matches, three points behind leaders France and level with Holland.
On Saturday Sweden host Bulgaria while the Dutch travel to Bulgaria. Sweden’s last match of the season is at home to France on June 9.
