Barcelona's Neymar targeted by Spain media - Valencia's Diego Alves

Carles Puyol defends Neymar and expects a fruitful future for the Barcelona striker at the Camp Nou.

Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves accused the Spanish media of overreacting with allegations of a post-match scuffle between Barcelona forward Neymar and Antonio Barragan after Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Catalan club.

After the match, Barcelona forward Neymar appeared to have slapped Valencia right-back Antonio Barragan in the handshake line.

Amid media reports that Neymar threw a water bottle at Barragan in the tunnel, Valencia forward Santi Mina on Monday acknowledged that something was thrown,...