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Neymar: Lionel Messi and Myself 'Lived Through Hell' with PSG

Following his move to Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, star forward Neymar doesn't look back fondly on the end of his time with Paris Saint-Germain.

In an interview on Esporte Espetacular (via ESPN's Adriana Garcia) that aired Sunday, the 31-year-old discussed former teammate Lionel Messi and the difficulties they experienced at PSG.

"I was very happy for the year he had, but at the same time very sad, because he lived both sides of the coin," Neymar said. "He went to heaven with the Argentina team, won everything in recent years, and with Paris he lived hell, we lived through hell, both he and I.