Neymar Jr He returned to the playing field on Monday after winning the Al Hilal shirt from Saudi Arabia following a serious knee injury that kept him out for a year.
The former Santos, Barcelona and PSG player suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left leg during the match played by the Brazilian team. October 17, 2023 against Uruguay in Montevideo in the qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup.
One year and four days later
Today, one year and four days after that misfortune in which he was accidentally injured, Neymar played on his return for the last half hour of the Champions League match between Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia .
The Brazilian attacker, who turned 32 in February, had time to test the Al Ain goalkeeper, Khalid Eisa with a cross shot that almost missed after a quick combination with the Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic.
nine goals
The match ended in a 4-5 win for Al Hilal and the Saudi attacker’s performance was outstanding Salem Al Dasawari, who closed the tournament with a triple.
But everyone is focused on the return of Neymar, who on Saturday revealed in a video the suffering he suffered due to his absence from the field of play.
“What I want most in life is to play football. I have experienced a lot every day that I am not on the field. This is the most painful thing for me,” Neymar said in tears.
An ordeal that ended on Monday when he replaced the midfielder in the 77th minute. Nasser Al Dawsari.
Source: La Verdad
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