Xavi: Neymar is extraordinary

Xavi Hernandez has praised Barcelona teammate Neymar for his recent form and given his thoughts on the title race with Real Madrid.

The midfielder, speaking at a Press conference, added that he believes the Brazil forward could become the best player in the world.

“Neymar’s an extraordinary player. He’s making the difference, he’s very skilful, dribbles and will attract kicks. He’s happy, so we must accept that to be the case, although I think it’s been exaggerated,” Xavi said.

 “That’s in progress [about Neymar becoming the world’s best]. He’s already making a difference at Barcelona and is an amazing player.

“It depends on himself but he’ll be among the best players in the world one day if he isn’t already.”

Xavi also commended Barca’s options in goal and insisted the Catalans would keep up the pressure on Los Blancos.

“Our three goalkeepers are extraordinary. They’ve all overcome difficult situations. It’s wonderful to see them train. They’ve served us fantastically,” he continued.

“Only the results have changed. The results change everything at this club. We’re in a great run of form and it benefits both the club and the team.

 “Unfortunately we have to look towards Real Madrid because they’re the [League] leaders. Every week we hope that they drop points, but it’s hard because Madrid are strong.

“We must continue with what we’re doing and see if Madrid drop any points. Cristiano [Ronaldo] will be a big miss for them.”

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