Messi, Neymar put on show at Barcelona training ahead of El Clasico
The next edition of the world's biggest football rivalry, El Clasico, looms this Saturday for Barcelona and Real Madrid. With matches that are fraught with drama, intrigue and a fair amount flare, it's normal to expect a bit of nerves.
Well, Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Neymar sure don't seem to be feeling any pressure. At training on Thursday the pair put on a delightful display of juggling and finishing.
The premise seems fairly straightforward. Messi and Neymar juggle a ball while approaching a mini net, then drop a header and continue around the circuit. For normal people, this would probably take ages to pull off. These two, of course, aren't normal people.
Laughing and smiling during the drill, they make it look fun and easy ... probably because it is. Neymar even lets his Brazilian style shine through with a nifty bicycle kick to cap things off. The finish narrowly misses the mini net, but 3-out-of-4 isn't too shabby.
Yep, they look quite relaxed ahead of El Clasico. Maybe it has something to do with their 10-point cushion against Real Madrid?
UPDATE: It looks like Real Madrid know how to keep things loose, too.
