MADRID (AP) Neymar scored his first
goal for Barcelona to secure a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday
after Lionel Messi left the field injured in the first leg of the
Spanish Super Cup.
Atletico's David Villa enjoyed the
perfect start against his former club by netting well-taken opener in
the 12th minute. He left Barcelona following the arrival of Neymar in
the offseason.
Neymar went on in the 59th with the
Catalan club struggling in attack, and seven minutes later headed in the
equalizer from a pass by Dani Alves.
The 21-year-old Neymar joined the
Spanish champions from Brazilian club Santos for 57 million euros in
June, the eighth most expensive signing in football history.
And after two appearances, both as a substitute as he recovers from anemia, he has his first goal.
"My first goal is a thrilling moment,"
said Neymar. "I'm very happy because I went on and was able to help the
team in a tough moment. We got a good result and now we need to finish
it off at home."
The return match will be played at Barcelona's Camp Nou next Wednesday after this weekend's league fixtures.
Villa opened the scoring with a
beautiful goal that he helped create with his passing before finishing
off with a right-foot volley. After Atletico had recovered the ball,
Villa combined with Arda Turan on the left flank before slicing the
Turkey midfielder's cross between diving goalkeeper Victor Valdes and
the post.
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