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Neymar is confident that Paris Saint-Germain will win the Champions League this year thanks to his "super team" and his "engineering coach", Thomas Tuchel.
The Brazilian star missed the first leg of their first leg of the last 16 games with Manchester United on Tuesday, as he was recovering from a metatarsal injury suffered last month.
PSG did not care about the absence of Neymar and striker Edinson Cavani, as they won a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford, giving them a leading position to qualify for the first time. quarterfinals.
The leaders of Ligue 1 still have to win the biggest prize in Europe despite considerable financial support from their owners, Qatar Sports Investments, but Neymar thinks their wait will end this year.
The 27-year-old also expects to be in top form to play a role in the race for glory, with the final taking place on 1 June at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
We were all as pumped as @TTuchelofficial last night!
#Go Paris pic.twitter.com/YoE64BWtXB
– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) February 13, 2019
"PSG will be champion of the Champions League," he said in an interview with Red Bull. "PSG is not just me – it's a great team with great athletes and a great coach.
"In addition, PSG fans are like a 12th player when we play in Paris, and I'm sure we'll be champions and play."
Neymar admits it's hard to be out of a foot injury for the second year in a row, but he thinks his problems have made him grow as a player.
"The treatment is just beginning," he said. "It will be a long journey and I will win small victories as the days go by, thank God, I have great professionals at my side and the support of PSG as well as the supporters of the world.
"I've been playing football since I was little, so yes, it's very hard to get away from football, club routine, and fan warmth, and in 2018 I faced something of similar and I know how serious it is, but this experience has made me stronger and more prepared to deal with what will happen now. "
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