Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has hailed the improvement of Barcelona star Neymar.
Neymar is the top-scorer in La Liga this season with 14 goals, one ahead of his Barca team-mate Luis Suarez.
The Brazilian is in the final-three of the 2015 Ballon d Or, and Capello praised his development since he made the switch from Santos to European football with Barca in 2013.
Another player who is improving a lot is Neymar, Capello said.
When I saw him playing with Brazil, he was a good player but he played ten minutes and then disappeared. Now he runs a lot, fights a lot.
Neymar was an integral part of the Barca side that won four of five league games without Lionel Messi, with the 23-year-old scoring eight goals and contributing three assists.
I think it was really important for Barcelona those two months without Messi, Capello continued.
They understood they had to work a lot, run a lot. I saw that the players said We are really good without Messi, we are strong even without Messi and with Messi it s a plus .
Barca are equal top of La Liga alongside Atletico Madrid on 35 points, two above third-place Real Madrid.
