Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been blasted by Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for his recent comments about Barcelona forward Neymar.
Neymar completed a €57million move to Barcelona from Santos in June, and has made a solid start to his first season playing in Europe, already establishing himself as a regular in Gerardo Martino's starting line-up.
But Mourinho recently accused the Brazil international of diving during Barca's Champions League win over Celtic following his involvement in an incident which saw Hoops midfielder Scott Brown sent off.
However Scolari believes the Blues boss is trying to influence the media and referees ahead of any potential meeting with the Spanish giants in Europe later this season.
"Every manager likes to use the media to their own benefit and Mourinho is doing just that," Scolari told The Guardian.
"He knows that Chelsea could play Barcelona in the Champions League sooner or later and he is already putting supporters, media and referees against Neymar.
"It's disappointing and Mourinho didn't really need to resort to that. We get along but I find Mourinho's crusade against Neymar absurd."
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