Neymar all set

Posted Saturday, August 17, 2013 by Marca.com

Neymar all set

Neymar is set to make his 'La Liga' debut on Sunday against Levante. The Brazilian has proved he is ready to play. He started in Brazil's game against Switzerland and played the entire 90 minutes - something the forward had not done since the final of the Confederations Cup against Spain.

The Brazil star arrived in Barcelona on Thursday and trained with the rest of the squad without any problems. The attacker, who was one of the stars of the Confederations Cup, appears to have recovered from his bout of anaemia which he was diagnosed with soon after he signed for the Catalan club. The player is somewhat upset by some of the comments made with regard to the matter.

"People can say what they want, but too much has been said. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion. I don't have any nutrition problems", he said after the friendly against Switzerland.

Neymar believes he is prepared for the start of the league campaign: "A lot of absurd things were said. I lost six kilos, but I've put them back on and I'm now playing and training as normal".

After the Confederations Cup, Neymar underwent a tonsillectomy and when he arrived at Barcelona he was diagnosed with mild anaemia, which the club did not consider to be too important.

The Brazilian has made it clear he did not like his physical condition being questioned and from Sunday onwards he will have the chance to prove everyone wrong on the field of play. The first tests will be Levante followed by Atlético in the Spanish Super Cup.