Crazy moment Barcelona superstar Neymar confronts City fan

Brazil star Neymar confronted a Manchester City fan at the end of their Champions League match.

Something most fans did not see on TV as Manchester City hosted Barcelona in their Champions League clash on Tuesday evening was Neymar confronting a fan.

The astonishing footage emerged later as a result of supporter Evans Leao dos Anjos, who happened to be nearby, posting it online.

The Brazil captain left the pitch with 10 minutes left to play in the match and his team sitting comfortably with a 2-1 lead over the Premier League champions.

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But instead of enjoying the moment and basking in his team's dominance, Neymar instead got involved in a bizarre and very surprising spat with a City fan.

The fan in question reportedly shouted at Neymar in Portuguese before repeatedly gesturing to the forward that he was diving.

After locking eyes with the fan, Neymar gestured in return for him to come closer so he could have a word.

With the Barcelona man sat on the bench he had to wait until the final whistle, when he duly made a shock approach to the fan, who by this point had moved to the edge of the barrier by the tunnel as prompted to.

After Neymar had taken a selfie with a fan it had appeared that things had cooled off, but that was before he confronted the fan in a strange encounter.

 

Neymar's exchange with the fan (screenshot)
Neymar's exchange with the fan (screenshot)

A steward had to intervene and push the fan away before shouting 'stop it' as the 23-year-old Brazil hero left the scene and walked down the tunnel.

Neymar was later quoted in the Brazilian media as saying, "He began to curse me and I ended up mocking him.

"What he told me? I cannot repeat it, no. My mother gave me an education - what his mother did not tell him, my mother taught me."

Regardless of the reasons behind the exchange, it was both unnecessary and ugly to see one of the world's greatest players lock horns with a fan.

Much of the taunting players receive can never be condoned, but Neymar may regret allowing himself to get riled in such fashion.

Original post by World of Sport (Yahoo Eurosport)