With Neymar recently being accused of turning up to club training under the influence of alcohol, the Brazilian joked that he was "drunk" when he scored in Paris Saint-Germain's win on Sunday.
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The playmaker has been the subject of much scrutiny this season as injuries continue to plague PSG's No. 10, but his display on the weekend will have reminded some in the football world of his quality.
Neymar put two goals past Lorient goalkeeper Mathieu Dreyer on Sunday as Les Parisiens ran away 5-1 winners to edge closer to capturing the 10th Ligue 1 title in their history.
However, it was Neymar's 90th minute effort that stood out, with the former Barcelona man playing a neat one-two with teammate Kylian Mbappe before calmly slotting the ball into the back of the net to complete the demolition.
The Brazil talisman later took to Instagram to jokingly explain how he was able to score such a goal.
"I was 'drunk', that's why it worked... as they say around there," his caption read underneath a video of his seventh goal of the season.
That remark is understood to be sarcasm aimed at RMC Sport, who reported a couple of weeks ago that Neymar has arrived at PSG training "almost drunk".
The former Santos wonderkid was accused of this misconduct in the wake of the French giants' embarrassing exit from the UEFA Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid.
The Ligue 1 leaders fumbled a two-goal advantage over Los Blancos in that round of 16 tie, and as a result, the criticism levelled at Neymar since seems to be more vehement than ever.
Along with Lionel Messi, the Selecao star was booed at by the Parc des Prince faithful after their European campaign had ended, but his performance against Lorient may have gone a long way in softening the blow of bowing out of the UCL at such an early stage in the competition.
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