Neymar: “I didn’t come to PSG to play in the Europa League.”

Neymar insisted he did not leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain to play in the Europa League after boosting the club’s Champions League qualification hopes on Wednesday.

PSG are in control of their own destiny thanks to a Neymar-inspired 3-1 victory over 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford midweek.

United only required a draw to progress to the last 16, but their passage to the knockout stage was put on hold after Neymar’s double and a Marquinhos goal threw Group H wide open heading into the final matchday.

“That is why I said that we needed to change attitude or else we could forget about our Champions League dream,” Neymar, who joined PSG in a world-record €222million deal in 2017 after winning the Champions League with Barca, told Eleven Sports.

“But we have changed. And today our dream has more life in it. Of course, I have never been eliminated in the Champions League [group stage] or played in the Europa League.

“That never crossed my mind and it never well. When these difficult moments come, I am able to evolve and take my responsibilities. I did not come here to play in the Europa League.”

PSG, United and RB Leipzig are all level on nine points through five matches, with the Ligue 1 champions – who reached last season’s final – only needing a draw against Istanbul Basaksehir next week to secure a round-of-16 berth.

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