That is according to goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Neymar has been tearing up Ligue 1 since his world-record £198m switch last summer.
The Brazilian’s move to PSG left Barcelona in desperate need of attacking reinforcements.
Ousmane Dembele was signed from Borussia Dortmund and Philippe Coutinho eventually sealed his dream move to the Catalan outfit last month.
And ter Stegen insists despite Neymar’s talents, the new arrivals have taken Barcelona to a higher level.
“The quality of Ney, you can’t explain it,” he told ESPN.
“Because he was super important for us, as a person [and] in the team, as a footballer.
“Now, everyone needs to understand what he did because maybe he wants to win something else, also personally.
“His decision only he knows but in the end we had to compensate all this and this is not easy because he had so much quality, but we did it in a different way and now we have a very, very strong team.
“I think we’ve got some new players who have made us even stronger and hopefully they feel good and comfortable in the team and they adapt very fast.”
Barcelona are not feeling the effects of Neymar’s departure this season.
Ernesto Valverde’s men sit seven points clear at the top of La Liga.