Neymar Jr And Juanfran Torres, in a LaLiga's match

THEY WERE RIVALS IN LALIGA

Juanfran remembers his time in LaLiga and sends a spicy message to Neymar Jr

Published:26/12/2020 - 23:29h

Updated:26/12/2020 - 23:29h

The player of the Sao Paulo, Juanfran Torres, has spoken recently on his go through the Spanish competition and of the big duels against Neymar Jr

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Juanfran Torres has been one of the more important and emblematic players of the Athletic of Madrid in the last decade. It arrived to the team of the Spanish capital in 2011 and turned into part of the generation of gold of the picture colchonero, directed by the 'Cholo' Simeone, that achieved to arrive to two finals of the UEFA Champions League and win a League , Glass of Rey and two Europe League, among others titles.

The Atleti of Simeone has marked a period and is the only team that has achieved to litigate him the League to the FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Juanfran, by his part, before his exit of the club in the summer of 2019, went one of the 'fixed' of the Argentinian technician in Wanda Metropolitan.

Now, in his stage in Brazil, Juanfran lives the football of another way, but still remembers his go through LaLiga. In an interview offered to the channel 'Desimpedidos', the right side spoke of one of the most difficult rivals to which confronted in Spain, Neymar Jr, during his stage in the Barça. The Spanish confessed that it is a player very provocador, but extremely talentoso.

The defender aimed in the interview that the Brazilian laughed of him. "It tried you cause in the field. It is difficult to confront it in the field. Now it is more mature. Had a lot of battles, but this was in the field. I do not have any problem with him and wish him the best", as it ensured. Besides, it has said that the current forward of the Paris Saint-Germain is very difficult to cover "because has a style of game that causes to which are defending".

Neymar Has not been his harder rival

Although the Brazilian forward was one of the headaches of Juanfran, highlighted that it has not been the most complicated rival to the that has confronted . In his statements, has revealed that Ronaldo Nazario and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the players with which more has suffered in all his career like footballer.

"Worse rival? First Ronaldo, the Phenomenon, afterwards I suffered a lot with Cristiano Ronaldo when it was in the Real Madrid", confessed the player of the Sao Paulo. It is necessary to remember that Juandran and 'CR7' confronted in a lot of opportunities, included two finals of the Champions League, in 2014 and 2016.

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