FC Barcelona players taking to the field
Bangkok: Brazilian wonderkid Neymar scored his first goal in Barcelona colours as the Catalan giants swatted aside Thailand 1-7 in a friendly here on Wednesday.
Spain international Pedro notched a neat hat-trick, while Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored a brace — including one from the penalty spot — in a first half appearance that draw screams of adulation from the near 50,000-capacity crowd at Bangkok’s Rajamangala stadium.
Alexis Sanchez scored the visitor’s seventh and final goal as a second half substitute as new manager Gerardo Martino watched his charges cruise to a routine win over a plucky but callow Thai side.
FC Barcelona players Andrés Iniesta and Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior met with avid Barca fans, including the winner of the Qatar Airways FC Barcelona Facebook competition Ahmed Al Ali, in a private ‘Meet and Greet’ back at the team’s hotel. Agencies
