Messi’s toughest task as Barcelona face up to Bayern Munich
Lionel Messi might never have been faced with a more daunting task at Barcelona than engineering a victory against Bayern Munich in Lisbon on Friday.
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Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar the world’s best-paid footballers, study claims
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar remain the three best-paid footballers.
Messi dazzles in Barcelona win
Lionel Messi showed Barcelona what they have been missing with his repeated injuries this season by producing a stunning and decisive assist in Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over Inter Milan which kick-started their Champions League campaign.
Barcelona to stage Messi circus
Visitors to Barcelona city will soon be able to see a circus show about the five-times world footballer of the year.
Liverpool’s full-backs ready for Barca test
Van Dijk hogs the spotlight among Liverpool’s defenders with a superb campaign.
Magical Messi fires Barcelona to La Liga title
Lionel Messi clinched an eighth La Liga title for Barcelona in 11 seasons on Saturday as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at home to Levante.
Messi is the best player ever, claims Villa
Lionel Messi is the best player ever, the club’s former player David Villa has said.
Messi thrash Lyon, Liverpool go through
Barcelona reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League in style.
Messi in Barca squad for Inter match
Lionel Messi is included in Barcelona’s squad for tonight’s Champions League game away to Inter Milan.
Suarez proud to beat Real without Messi
Barcelona’s hat-trick hero says they deserve extra credit for humiliating Real Madrid.
Messi ruled out for three weeks with fractured arm
Messi will be out of action for three weeks after he fractured his right arm.
Maradona lashes out at Messi
Argentina great Diego Maradona has hit out at his countryman Lionel Messi, saying the forward is not a leader on the pitch.
‘Messi eats at his table’, says Alba
Messi’s mesmeric display in Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur proves he is above the other players, Jordi Alba says.
Absent Messi ‘angry’ after Barcelona slip up
Messi says his team is “angry” about dropping 7 points in their last 3 league games.
Captain Messi starts to deliver on Champions League promise
Messi was to pledge to bring the Champions League back to the Nou Camp.
World Cup stars dominate best player shortlist
Mbappe, Griezmann and Varane are included for the FIFA best player award.
Hungry Brazilians land in Russia
Brazil arrives in Russia hungry to make amends for their World Cup humiliation in 2014 with Neymar apparently fighting fit.
Messi rescues Barca to prolong run
Lionel Messi was in unstoppable form once again as he came off the bench to score an 89th-minute equaliser.
Salah can pass Messi, insists Klopp
Liverpool manager Klopp believes comparisons between Mo Salah and Barcelona’s five-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi are premature.
Messi will never leave Barcelona, claims Conte
Conte says he believed Messi will remain at Barcelona for the rest of his playing days.
Argentina coach wants Messi fresh
Argentina coach expects Messi to arrive at the World Cup in peak form after he battled fatigue at the 2014 tournament.
Guardiola still sees Barca as favourites
Pep Guardiola suggests his old Barcelona charges still remain Europe’s team to beat.
Ronaldo set for fifth Ballon d’Or
Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to match his great rival Lionel Messi tonight by claiming a fifth Ballon d’Or.
Kremlin the grand setting for World Cup draw
The draw for the 2018 finals in Russia is held in a glitzy ceremony within the Kremlin.
Messi fears the usual suspects
Lionel Messi knows the teams he fears most at the 2018 World Cup: champions Germany, Brazil, France and Spain.
‘Thank God for Messi’
A nation exploded with relief as Lionel Messi single-handedly dragged his Argentina team into next year’s World Cup finals.
Messi and Argentina on the edge
As qualifying reaches its climax, Argentina find themselves in trouble, Syria face a play-off and Portugal have work to do.
Messi has new contract: agent
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is reassuring his club’s supporters that Lionel Messi’s new contract has been signed.
Chinese trio hand-picked for Barca
Three Chinese boys have the chance to follow in the footsteps of Lionel Messi after Barcelona hand-picked the trio to train at La Masia.
