VALENCIA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 22: Neymar JR of Barcelona reacts during the La Liga match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Mestalla Stadium on October 22, 2016 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)

Neymar say’s that he won’t be mad if he doesn’t win the Ballon D’Or in his career.

Neymar seems to be unfazed by the individual awards at the end of the calendar year. The Barcelona star finished third last year in the voting for the Ballon d’Or (World’s Top Player of the Year), behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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However, he dropped down to only fifth this year. Luis Suarez and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann finished above him. Despite all of that, the Brazilian international insists that he’s not focused on the individual recognition that the Ballon d’Or brings.

“I’m not going to die if I don’t win it,” he said in an interview with La Liga. “It’s obvious that [the Ballon d’Or] is a source of motivation, but, above all, I want to be happy and at Barcelona I’m happy.”

Barça are three points behind Real Madrid at the top of La Liga having played one more game than they have. Going into the New Year, though, Neymar is confident they can hunt down Zinedine Zidane’s side and take the title once again.

“There is still a long way to go [in the title race],” the forward added. “We are just focused on our matches. We can’t be worried about Real Madrid. Last year we were 11 points ahead of second but we only won the league in the last match of the season. It’s a tough competition and every game is difficult.”

Overall, Neymar brings up some excellent points on the title race. It isn’t over and it won’t be easy to come back. There will be tough matches to play and Barca must be ready to compete at a high level. Neymar will surely have something to say about how Barca fares with his play on the pitch.