Barcelona Star Forward Neymar Crashes Ferrari Hours Before Barcelona vs Real Sociedad Match; Player Is Okay!

Barcelona had a sink or swim moment when Neymar Jr, Barcelona's star forward, who recently reported that he almost cut his own throat by having his Ferrari crashed hours before Barcelona vs Real Sociedad match. The car accident happened on Sunday. Barcelona star forward Neymar was able to leave the scene of the crash unharmed.

CBS Sports News reported that the accident occurred as Barcelona star forward Neymar was on his way to the Ciutat Esportiva to join the team on their bus ahead for Sunday's match. There was just a small bit of damage to the left side of Neymar's Ferrari 458 Spider, which turned him out off the road facing the incoming traffic. Thankfully and luckily, the Barcelona star forward Neymar wasn't hurt and his car seems to be in a decent shape.

According to Fox Sports News report, Spanish channel TV3 confirmed that Barcelona star forward Neymar didn't suffer any serious injuries in the incident and will still play as Barcelona tries to make up ground against Real Madrid as the team sees Madrid are a force to be reckoned with. Barcelona star forward Neymar bought the $264,000 Ferrari 458 Spider in October of 2015, saying the achievement of the vehicle was a dream come true.

Barcelona star forward Neymar ended last year's season with 39 goals in all competitions and 10 in all the Champions League, making Neymar one of the highest scorers alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Lionel Messi in the latter competition. Neymar was one of three finalists for the 2012 FIFA Puskás Award. Barcelona star forward Neymar also won the 2012 South American Footballer of the Year Award.

The media have often put comparisons between Barcelona star forward Neymar and Brazilian legend Pele. Barcelona star forward Neymar possesses similar attributes and also like Pele came from the Santos Youth Academy and turned heads with his skill. Barcelona star forward Neymar has said that Pele is his "role model" but also saying that he doesn't make comparisons with Pele.

On April 11 2012, during the celebration for the 100 years of Santos, when asked by journalists about Lionel Messi, Pele said he felt that Neymar was better than Messi. But Messi at the moment was just more experienced than Neymar.

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