{"id":1098509,"date":"2019-07-20T16:23:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T15:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098509"},"modified":"2019-07-20T16:27:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T15:27:47","slug":"neymar-ramos-is-the-best-ive-played-against","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/neymar-ramos-is-the-best-ive-played-against\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar: Ramos is the best I&#8217;ve played against"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Neymar has named Sergio Ramos as the best player he&#8217;s ever played against.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian often came up against the Real Madrid skipper when he was at Barcelona in the El Clasico.<\/p>\n<h2>Neymar returning to Spain? 5 things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Neymar has reportedly told PSG he wants to leave the club.<\/li>\n<li>He has been heavily linked to Barcelona, the club he left in 2017.<\/li>\n<li>PSG supposedly rejected a bid of \u00a390 million, Coutinho and Rakitic earlier this week.<\/li>\n<li>Neymar recently said his best ever moment on a pitch was beating PSG with Barcelona in 2017.<\/li>\n<li>He would be the second big-name signing for the Spanish champions after Antoine Griezmann joined last week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7317342-rodgers-has-helped-tick-the-boxes-for-maguire-s-manchester-move\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a Q&amp;A, Neymar said: &#8220;The best player I&#8217;ve faced? Sergio Ramos. Because he&#8217;s an excellent central defender and what&#8217;s more, he scores goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s very difficult to play against.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Neymar was often successful against Ramos on the pitch: he scored in two El Clasicos during his time at Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? 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