Celtic avoided Barcelona in the group stage of the Champions League but can ‘look forward’ to seeing Neymar for the third time in five seasons.
In 2013 the Brazilian icon was involved in an incident that saw Scott Brown sent off while he managed to get on the wrong side of Mikael Lustig last season and was booed off the park.
Since that match in November Neymar has been on the move for an incredible fee of £200m which more than doubled the previous world record fee.
Didn’t he have to get subbed last year cos Broony was ragdolling him ????
— Broxbhoy (@Broxbhoy) August 24, 2017
At least he won’t cautioned for nearly being crowned by a half full bottle of Buckfast.
— Kingsnake (@PrestonMcMurry) August 24, 2017
Neymar is still rolling around in Celtic Park if you’re looking for him. Scott Brown says hello???? #UCLdraw #Celtic https://t.co/SmEeuE5Mtu
— Fact Check RTE ???? (@IrelandUncut) August 24, 2017
And #Lustig to have #Neymar paying rent in his back pocket. Again… ??????????#UCLdraw https://t.co/BgTxOXws7x
— Michael Tierney (@TierneyMike) August 24, 2017
How Lustig is looking at the draw..#celtic #lustig #neymar #Ucldraw #psg pic.twitter.com/MJ0T2hwVNk
— Grant Buckley (@buckley_grant) August 24, 2017
Forget #FCBayern and #PSG – #RSCAnderlecht are the key to this group for us. Delighted that we get to boot #Neymar in the air too. #Celtic pic.twitter.com/Bf8Vrhoi0W
— Crampshee (@acr4mpshee) August 24, 2017
#Celtic sign #Larsson for £650,000 1997#PSG sign #Neymar for £200m 2017
Inflation makes Neymar 200 times better than Larsson #Madness
— Martin Mackay (@mckfly79) August 3, 2017
Mikael Lustig (#Celtic) : « Il tombe toujours très facilement, tu peux à peine le toucher. #Neymar est le plus grand acteur du football. » pic.twitter.com/JfKSYqKa8K
— Le Guide du Football (@GuideduFoot) March 22, 2017
Round 2 ???????????? pic.twitter.com/rqdthg6OXF
— tam sellics son (@gibbygibbo1) August 24, 2017
With PSG flooded with cash from Qatar money was no object for that deal with the main issue being to convince the player to switch from Barcelona.
As well as a £500,000 weekly wage packet Neymar claimed that the chance to move away from the shadow of Leo Messi was a motivation as he attempts to win the Ballon D’or.
Winning the Champions League has been the long term goal of PSG- getting past the 1967 winners will be the first step on that route.
