Barcelona boss Luis Enrique admits he took off Neymar to protect him during their stunning 3-2 win over Copa del Rey opponents Atletico Madrid. Neymar struck twice, but was also in the middle of several flash points during the clash.
Enrique said: "He's a daring player. He does a lot for us. He scores goals and goes on solo runs.
"Nobody will ever change him but we don't want him to change. We like him to be brave! But the game started getting ugly and we thought it would be better for him not get involved and so I took him off."
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