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Roberto Carlos Discusses Lionel Messi Penalty, Neymar, Copa del Rey Final, More

Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos believes Lionel Messi's Johan Cruyff-inspired penalty would have been condemned as "disrespectful" had a Los Blancos player done the same and believes Neymar is content in Barcelona.

According to a Tuesday report by Spanish publication Marca, he gave radio station Cadena SER his take on Messi's penalty, in which he tapped the ball to Luis Suarez rather than go for a goal himself: "If we'd taken Messi's penalty at the Bernabeu it would have been [portrayed as] disrespectful."

On Neymar, he said: "Let's leave Neymar in peace.