Neymar goal and Ronaldinho hat-trick in Santos 4 Flamengo 5

28 July 2011 13:07
Hardly a week goes by without talk of Chelsea trying to move heaven and earth to land Brazilian hot-shot Neymar.[LNB]But those of you wondering why the west London club won't let up in their pursuit of the ?40million rated star, just check out his goal that put Santos 3-0 up against Flamengo on Wednesday.[LNB][LNB]The striker, who is also being chased by Real Madrid and Barcelona, showed outrageous skill by using close control and a burst of pace to leave a centre-back rooted, before squeezing a strike past the on-rushing keeper.[LNB]Neymar doubled his tally later by showing physical strength to shrug off a challenge before calmly clipping past the keeper. He also produced an assist through an overhead kick earlier in the match.[LNB] Eye on the ball: Neymar featured for Brazil in the 2011 Copa America[LNB]Messrs Torres, Drogba and Anelka have cause to be concerned over their future roles if Chelsea land him, but the young apprentice was outdone by the master.[LNB]In an extraordinary game, Flamengo hit back to win 5-4 with Ronaldinho scoring a hat-trick to prove the former Barcelona and AC Milan forward has still got it after all.[LNB][LNB]The pick of the bunch was a low free-kick from 19 yards which completely fooled the defensive wall and left the keeper anchored as the ball whistled into the bottom corner - unlike Japan/Korea 2002, this was no fluke.[LNB]Chelsea have had numerous bids for Neymar rejected over the last year and suffered a further set-back this month, after the striker's agent claimed it was a straight fight between Madrid and Barca to secure his signature.[LNB] Chelsea's Neymar pursuit collapses as agent claims Real and Barca will fight for himChelsea boss Villas-Boas bites back at Fergie after jibe over ageing Blues squadVillas-Boas warns Chelsea stars: Show me you're worth itCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAME[LNB]

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