Marcelo: Neymar won't be my friend

The Brazil international says he will treat his compatriot like any other opponent when they go head-to-head in La Liga this season

They may play alongside one another for Brazil, but Real Madrid defender Marcelo says Neymar will not be his friend when he lines up against him for Barcelona.

The pair both appeared for Brazil in their surprise 1-0 defeat to Switzerland on Wednesday night and after the game Marcelo told Goal he will be treating Barca's €54 million signing like any other opponent.

He said: “That is normal. I already have that with Dani Alves. And then we are back to normal after the game. It will be the same with Neymar. He is a great  friend of mine but that won’t be the case when he lines up against Real Madrid.”