Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez Taunted by PSV's Joshua Brenet

PSV Eindhoven defender Joshua Brenet has revealed he fancies his chances of going up against Barcelona trio Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar in the UEFA Champions League.

The Dutch champions secured their spot in the knockout rounds of the competition after a thrilling evening on Tuesday, beating CSKA Moscow 2-1 to qualify at the expense of Manchester United, who were beaten 3-2 by Wolfsburg. After progressing, Brenet suggested this team is capable of big things and taking on some stellar opponents.

“Every club is wonderful, but I'm a fan of Barcelona,” he conceded per ANP (h/t FourFourTwo). “It would be nice to play against them, whether it's this round, the next round or in the final. We will eat Messi, Suarez and Neymar alive.”

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With Barcelona already secure in their place in the last 16 of the competition after winning their group, there is a chance they could be drawn against PSV, who were second in theirs. And after beating the likes of CSKA and United at the Philips Stadion in the competition already, it’s certainly not a venue teams will relish visiting.

Nevertheless, it seems as though Brenet’s comments about the Barcelona attacking three, who fired the Blaugrana to glory in this competition last year, are a little tongue in cheek.

As we can see here courtesy of BreatheSport, throughout the course of the calendar year the trio have been in magnificent form:

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In 2015: Messi: 44 goals, 21 assists Suarez: 40 goals, 22 assists Neymar: 41 goals, 12 assists Ridiculous. pic.twitter.com/WqAHEqmyPi

— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) November 28, 2015"

Messi’s return from a two-month injury layoff has helped the Blaugrana push on even more in recent weeks, even if they did drop points late on against Valencia in their last Liga encounter. Indeed, their previous Champions League game, against Roma, saw the Argentina man, Suarez and Neymar link up in sensational style.

One of the goals they scored in that 6-1 triumph saw all three players combine tremendously, per BT Sport Football:

You have to admire Brenet’s confidence; it’s a bullishness that is indicative of this PSV group, who have enjoyed tremendous success over the past couple of seasons. Plus, being in the Champions League is all about testing yourself against the very best opponents in the game, and at the moment, Barcelona are the team to beat in the competition.

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As aforementioned, the Philips Stadion is a difficult venue to play at, with the home supporters creating a raucous din. However, should these two meet in the last 16, you’d expect Barcelona to come out on top and the likes of Messi, Neymar and Suarez to thrive in what’d be a partisan atmosphere; the battle between right-back Brenet and Barcelona left winger Neymar would certainly be one to keep a close eye on.