Gerardo Martino heaped praise on Neymar after the forward
scored a hat-trick in Barcelona's 6-1 UEFA Champions League thrashing of
Celtic.
The Brazil international became the first player to score
trebles in both the Copa Libertadores and the Champions League as he struck
three times in 14 minutes during a sparkling display.
Neymar has now found the net eight times in all
competitions since joining Barca from Santos in June.
And Martino was quick to hail the 21-year-old for his
contribution to an excellent performance from the Catalan club on Wednesday.
"Neymar didn't start well, had to adapt to the
centre-forward position, but after the first goal he showed what he can
do," said Barcelona's coach.
"What amazes me most about Neymar is how he's
involved with the team, how he helps to recover balls - that's rare for such a
player."
Martino felt Barca delivered their most complete showing
of the season against Celtic, and is hopeful his side can continue to perform
at the same level.
"I think this was our most complete game this
season," he added.
"I'm especially happy that we could keep up the
level for a long time.
"Our goal is to play every game like we played
tonight."
Culled from Soccerway
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