Neymar parties after Brazil’s World Cup qualification… while Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho fly straight back to UK
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BRAZIL became the first national to officially qualify the 2018 World Cup last night - and striker Neymar partied hard with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine.
That was in stark contrast to Liverpool duo Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho, who instantly flew back to Liverpool in a race to make it for Merseyside derby this weekend.
Barcelona star Neymar was spotted getting cozy with Bruna, one of Brazil's hottest young actresses, at a gig in Sao Paulo after his side thrased Paraguay 3-0 in the city last night.
He enjoyed a well-deserved night out, hitting the town just hours after scoring for Brazilian national team - their second World Cup qualifier win in five days clinching their spot in next year's tournament in Russia.
While Neymar is among the world's top football stars, Bruna is a celebrated actress and huge celebrity in her home country.
Bruna and Neymar's relationship is the most talked-about romance in Brazil, having been on-and-off for years, since Neymar's big money move from Brazil to Barcelona in 2013 caused a strain in the relationship.
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But they looked as happy as Larry, dancing with one another, smiling at other revellers, taking a drink and Neymar even planted a kiss on her cheek in cute scenes.
Tite's Brazil side are nine points clear of second-placed Colombia, while rivals Argentina, without Neymar's banned clubmate Lionel Messi, lie in lowly fifth place.
Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho and Real Madrid's Marcelo were also on the scoresheet in their 3-0 Paraguay victory - even if Neymar missed a penalty before his goal, wearing the captain's armband.
And Coutinho, along with Roberto Firmino, shunned the partying to jet back to Liverpool from Brazil ahead of the Merseyside derby.
Having been rocked by the injury to Adam Lallana while on England duty, Liverpool hired a private plane to bring back two of their key men from South America.
And they will have been relieved to learn that the pair were safely on their way home to face Everton thanks to Firmino posting an update on Instagram to let his followers know they were on board.