Neymar claims 'very easy' to play beside 'best' Messi for Barca

Brazil football team captain Neymar has claimed that it is very easy to play beside Argentina talisman Lionel Messi during his second season with Barcelona in the La Liga.

Four-time World Player of the Year Messi set up Neymar twice to bag a double against Elche in a 6-0 rout on Saturday to take the Brazilian's tally to 19 goals in just 24 games, four more than he managed in the entirety of his debut campaign in Spain.

Neymar said that of all the players he has seen play, Messi is the best and he would always have enormous respect for the Argentine. He said that they're getting better all the time and together they can do great things, Sport24 reported.

Neymar also said that if one has a good relationship off the field it can influence things on it, claiming that to play beside the best is very easy.

Neymar has yet to win a major trophy in Barca colours after the Catalan giants missed out last season for the first time in six years, the report added.