Barcelona star Neymar is certainly no stranger to giving opponents the run-around and it would seem even his pet dog gets similar treatment . The 23-year-old took to Instagram on Friday to show-off a short clip of himself playing a game with his pet pooch named Poker . Neymar begins by playing hide-and-seek around the dog 's kennel before attempting to catch up with Poker and failing to do so . Barcelona forward Neymar ( right ) hides from his pet dog Poker while at home on Friday . The curious pooch looks for 23-year-old Neymar , who can be seen hiding behind the dog kennel . Poker seems to get the better of Neymar , which is more than can be said for Villarreal , who were beaten 3-1 by Barca in the Copy del Rey semi-final second leg on Wednesday . The Brazilian youngster tormented the Villarreal defence throughout and grabbed two goals as Luis Enrique 's side booked a final spot alongside Atheltic Bilbao . Neymar 's playful pooch video marks an end to a brilliant week after he was named in the Brazil squad for the forthcoming internationl friendlies against France and Chile . The Brazilian star scored on Wednesday in Barca 's 3-1 win over Villarreal in the Copa del Rey . Neymar has been training with Barca ahead of facing Rayo Vallecano with the hope of closing a league gap . 'Since he has been designated captain of the team , he has had an upgrade on his level of football , ' Dunga said of Neymar . 'He likes challenges , the more responsibility he has , the more he will develop and get better . 'We are very happy to have him ; he is doing fantastic things in Europe . Neymar posted this picture on Instagram of him and his team-mates at Barcelona 's training ground .
Neymar winds down by playing game with pet dog Poker . Barca star scored twice for Barcelona against Villarreal on Wednesday . Barcelona will now play Athletic Bilbao in Copa del Rey final .