Neymar back in thrilling ACL win after long-term injury

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Neymar back in thrilling ACL win after long-term injury

Neymar has returned to action for Al-Hilal’s hard-fought 5-4 win over UAE Pro League side Al-Ain in the ****** Champions League.

The 32-year-old Brazil forward came on for the injured Nasser Al-Dawsari in the 77th minute on Monday night with his team leading 5-3 thanks to Salem Al-Dawsari’s hat-trick and goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Renan Lodi.

He then came close to scoring after a counter-******* late on, before Al-Ain pulled one back in added time with a penalty from Soufiane Rahimi, who also bagged a hat-trick.

Al-Hilal survived a lengthy additional time where their rivals pushed for an equaliser and remain top of the west ****** standings after three rounds of the league phase.

The reigning Saudi Pro League champions also lead the league standings with 21 points.

“I feel good, it’s so hard. I always have a good team. But I’m so happy. I’m back,” said an emotional Neymar after the game at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.

Neymar had not played for a year after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury during Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay. He underwent surgery last November.

Having moved to Saudi Arabia from French champions Paris Saint-Germain for a reported 90 million euros ($A146 million) transfer fee in August last year, Neymar had only played five games before his layoff as he was struggling with muscle injuries.

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