Neymar shines but fails to score on Barcelona home debut


Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) shakes hands with his team mate Neymar during the Joan Gamper trophy soccer match against Santos at the Nou Camp in Barcelona August 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Neymar marked his home debut for Barcelona with a fine assist but a goal eluded the Brazil forward as the La Liga champions crushed his former club Santos 8-0 in the Joan Gamper invitational trophy on Friday.

The 21-year-old, who completed a high-profile move to Spain at the end of May, came on at halftime at the Nou Camp and set up Cesc Fabregas to score his second of the night before shaving the crossbar with a fierce effort of his own late on.

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