YOKOHAMA ¨C Guangzhou Evergrande manager Luiz Felipe Scolari admits that the absence of injured Barcelona superstar Neymar will make little difference to his team¡¯s chances of beating the European champions in Thursday¡¯s Club World Cup semifinal.
Brazilian forward Neymar has been ruled out of Barcelona¡¯s tournament opener against the Asian champions in Yokohama after hurting his groin in training last week.
But Scolari concedes that a Barcelona team boasting the likes of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic will be able to cope with Neymar¡¯s absence in a way that Chinese side Guangzhou could only dream of.
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