Luis Enrique defends Neymar

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has defended Neymar in the wake of his below-par performance in the 2-1 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.

The Catalans had to make do without the services of Lionel Messi at Camp Nou due to his knee injury, but Neymar failed to step up in the Argentina captain's absence.

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