Lionel Messi pounced on two Manchester United mistakes to score twice and end their hopes of another Camp Nou comeback as Barcelona breezed into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday. After an excellent start, United were undone twice in four minutes by Messi, who first nicked the ball off the careless Ashley Young and then […]Read More
Lionel Messi was lauded by opposition supporters on Sunday after he scored an outstanding hat-trick in Barcelona’s 4-1 win at Real Betis. The win put the Catalans 10 points clear at the top of La Liga with 10 games remaining. With Barca’s nearest challengers Atletico Madrid falling to a 2-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao the […]Read More
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez might have been rested but instead, both played and scored as Barcelona came from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, ahead of their crunch Champions League second leg against Lyon. Raul de Tomas’ scintillating strike gave struggling Rayo a surprise lead at the Camp Nou but Messi converted a […]Read More
The 31-year-old Barcelona star hasn’t pulled on the light blue and white national team jersey since Argentina were dumped out of the World Cup last June by eventual winners France. Another long-term absentee, PSG’s Angel Di Maria, also makes the squad, but there is no place for other veterans Sergio Aguero – despite his sparkling […]Read More
Interim coach Lionel Scaloni is due to name his squad for the friendlies on Thursday. Messi hasn’t pulled on the light blue and white national team jersey since Argentina were dumped out of the World Cup in June by eventual winners France. He’s also refused to comment on his international future in the last eight […]Read More
Lionel Messi has been named in Barcelona’s squad for their Champions League clash against Inter Milan on Tuesday. The Lagrangian released the news on Sunday, stating that the Argentine has been included “without medical all clear.” However, Messi returned to training on Wednesday and has now been included in the squad for Barcelona’s trip to […]Read More
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said Lionel Messi’s brilliance after the Argentine dealt a huge blow to Spurs’ Champions League hopes with a double in Barcelona’s 4-2 win at Wembley on Wednesday. Messi also hit the woodwork twice in a virtuoso display as Barca bounced back from a three-game winless run in La Liga to […]Read More
World Cup finalists, Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric have been nominated to challenge Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s stranglehold on the World Footballer of the Year title as announced by FIFA yesterday. They are among 10 candidates shortlisted for the title currently held by Ronaldo. Voting for the nominees, including the Goal of the Year, […]Read More
Finally, he could stand to watch no more. Shortly after Spain’s sixth goal flew past the hapless Willy Caballero Argentina’s talisman, head bowed, he retired from his seat in the Wanda Metropolitana and headed for the bowels of Atletico Madrid’s impeccable new stadium. Lionel Messi had once more been sorely missed by his nation as […]Read More
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