Xavi Simons shines as Santos fall to RB Leipzig in friendly | OneFootball

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Long-time 'mates', Neymar and Xavi Simons shared several actions in recent days and were the individual highlights of the friendly match between Santos and RB Leipzig on Wednesday (28).

On the field at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Bragança Paulista, the Dutchman took the lead, shining in the 3-1 victory of the Bundesliga club.

Simons scored twice and participated in the construction of the play for the other Leipzig goal, scored by Lois Openda, who celebrated with style.

Neymar started and left the field at halftime, after thrilling the crowd with some individual plays.

The only goal for Peixe in the match was scored by Hyan, already in the second half, when most of the starters had already left the field.

Neymar only for 45 minutes

Neymar's last match as a starter had taken place on April 16, against Atlético-MG, when he got injured.

He started the friendly match on Wednesday and only stayed on the field for the first half.

The Peixe's number 10 thrilled the crowd with some individual plays and beautiful passes that left teammates in great condition to finish.

He even risked a shot from midfield, but the ball was weak and was easily defended by the RB Leipzig goalkeeper.

Xavi Simons shone

The number 10 who stood out the most on the field was on the German side, counting on talent and also a bit of luck.

Xavi Simons opened the scoring for Leipzig just 14 minutes into the game with a finish that deflected off a teammate and killed João Paulo in the play.

He also scored the 3-0 goal at 18 minutes of the final stage, again with a shot that was deflected and took the Santos goalkeeper out of the play.

The Dutchman also opened the way for the second goal of the match, making a good pass to Antonio Nusa, who gave the assist for Openda to score.

Featured photo: Raul Baretta / Santos FC