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Neymar tips Barcelona to pull off another miracle vs. Juventus

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Neymar believes Barcelona will overcome adversity and produce yet another miracle comeback in the second leg of its Champions League quarter-final encounter with Juventus on Wednesday.

After storming back to erase a four-goal deficit in the Round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain with a miraculous 6-5 aggregate triumph, Barca finds itself in another hole after losing the first leg 3-0 in Turin.

Neymar, whose brace against PSG helped ignite Barcelona's incredible comeback, is confident that his side is capable of overturning yet another substantial deficit and advancing to the semi-finals.

"We have to believe we can do it," Neymar told Brazilian television channel Esporte Interativo, as translated by Reuters. "The other day my father told me one thing which has stayed in my head, and I think it’s true. In front of us we have a different team, but Barcelona is the same. And we can do it."

He added: "We did it once and we can do it a second time. We have to give our absolute maximum. If everything goes well, there will be another comeback. I believe in the team and in our power. Everything is lost (already), so we have nothing to lose and everything to gain."

Neymar is raring to go ahead of Wednesday's match as the well-rested Brazilian was forced to watch Barcelona's 3-2 victory over Real Sociedad from the sidelines. He's currently serving a three-match domestic ban for sarcastically applauding the match official after receiving a red card during a 2-0 loss to Malaga on April 8.

Although the suspension doesn't impact his availability in the Champions League, Neymar will be a spectator for the biggest match on the Spanish football calendar when Barcelona visits the Santiago Bernabeu for the season's final Clasico against Real Madrid on April 23.

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