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31st May 2015

Video: Athletic Bilbao were not happy with Neymar’s showboating

Was it poor sportsmanship?

Robert Redmond

A great piece of skill or poor sportsmanship?

There can be a thin line between the two and Athletic Bilbao clearly felt Neymar crossed it last night in the Copa Del Rey final.

Barcelona were winning 3-1, with Lionel Messi opening the scoring with the most Messi goal possible, and the game was winding down when Neymar decided to do this:

Neymar

The Bilbao defender, his team mates and almost half the Nou Camp were not happy with the Brazilian. It became heated as Bilbao players tried to confront Neymar, taking Xavi and Dani Alves to diffuse the situation.

Were they right to be so angry?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbjzyzTHG2M

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Topics:

Barcelona,Neymar