Neymar backs Barcelona to retain Champions League crown

Neymar has the Champions League in his sights again,
insisting Barcelona can complete a historic defence of
the competition.

Neymar believes his Barcelona team can this season become
the first club to defend the Champions League.

The Brazil international scored the third goal of Barca's 3-1 win
over Juventus in last season's final as Luis Enrique's men
completed a treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions
League.

No team has been able defend the continental title since the
introduction of group stages and change of name from the
European Cup to the Champions League in 1992.

Barca will again be among the front-runners this term to claim
the biggest prize available despite a mixed start to their
campaign across all competitions.

Neymar told the club's official website: "We have quality, we
have a great team, quality players and we can win another
Champions League in a row (sic).

"We are going to do our best to be the only team to do that."

Following a difficult first season at the Camp Nou in 2013-14,
Neymar formed part of a lethal front three last term alongside
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, the trio registering 122 goals
between them in the league, cup and on the European stage.

Messi will not be available until November at the earliest due to
knee ligament damage and his absence through injury has
added to a tricky spell for Luis Enrique, whose side have lost
twice in La Liga already this season.

But Neymar added: "I hope to make history, continue to make
history here in Barcelona, win spectacular things, another
Champions League, La Liga, and continue doing my job.

"I want to continue to play my football, grow as a person and
help my team-mates - winning is always what I like.

"We achieved one [great season], we put in a great season, we
won everything and we scored more than 100 goals.

"But now the following season is difficult because everybody is
looking at us.

"Everyone wants to score, to be stronger, and we have to do
more than we did last season and we have to do something
different to change things around."

The last team to retain the European Cup was AC Milan in 1990