Neymar: 'Playing in Champions League final is a dream'

Barcelona striker Neymar has said that he has dreamed about playing in the Champions League final.

Neymar has scored nine goals in this season's competition, just one less than teammate Lionel Messi, and he hopes that he can lift the trophy for the first time in his career with victory over Juventus.

"To play in the final is a dream that I've had as a boy and I'm very close to it," Neymar told Spanish TV station TVE.

"We hope we play a great game and we win. We have the chance to win and I will do my all to win the title. The team is happy and there's a good atmosphere."

Barcelona last won the Champions League in 2011, while Juventus' last triumph came in 1996.