Neymar double gives Barca win over Juventus

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Reuters) – Two sublime goals from Neymar gave Barcelona a 2-1 win over Juventus in front of an 82,000 crowd at MetLife Stadium in the International Champions Cup on Saturday.

Neymar, who is rumored to be a transfer target of Paris Saint-Germain, put won a master class alongside Lionel Messi as Barcelona turned the tables on the Italian side, which knocked the Catalans out of last season’s Champions League quarterfinals.

Neymar opened the scoring in the 15th minute, the Brazilian playing a smart one-two with Paco Alcacer before curling high past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon into the top right corner.

The Brazilian then doubled Barca’s lead 11 minutes later with a world-class goal. Taking a pass from Messi on the left, Neymar slithered past three lunging Juventus defenders as he weaved his way across the box before wrong-footing Buffon and slamming a right-footed shot into the net.

Neymar and Messi gave way at half-time, while Juventus also made several changes in the second half.

The Serie A champion posed more of an attacking threat after the break and pulled a goal back in the 61st minute when Paulo Dybala’s corner was headed home by Giorgio Chiellini.

Barcelona next plays Manchester United on Wednesday in Landover, Maryland, the same day Juventus takes on PSG in Miami.