Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar thumbs up during his presentation to the fans at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on August 5, 2017. Brazil superstar Neymar will watch from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain open their season on August 5, 2017, but the French club have already clawed back around a million euros on their world record investment. Neymar, who signed from Barcelona for a mind-boggling 222 million euros ($264 million), is presented to the PSG support prior to his new team's first game of the Ligue 1 campaign against promoted Amiens. Pic/AFP

Barcelona on Sunday geared up to play the Joan Gamper Trophy against Brazil's Chapecoense without Neymar Jr, Jeremy Mathieu and Jordi Masip, who have all left the Catalan club.