Lionel Messi

Messi out to break Chelsea duck in crucial round of 16 first leg

​Lionel Messi is set to walk into his ninth meeting with Chelsea, looking to score his first goal against the English Club.
20 February 2018, 06:26 AM

‘It takes 11 to stop Messi’

Chelsea's Argentine goalkeeper Willy Caballero says that stopping Barcelona's Lionel Messi is a job for the whole team.
17 February 2018, 06:36 AM

Barca face tricky trip

Before their Champions League clash with Chelsea in London, Lionel Messi and Barcelona put their unbeaten record in La Liga on the line against Eibar in the rather less glamorous surrounds of Ipurua on Saturday.
16 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Leo puts on a show at Barca training

Lionel Messi puts on a show of dazzling skills in Barcelona's training session to make mincemeat of his Barca pals.
14 February 2018, 06:12 AM

‘Incredible’ Messi improves every day, says Countinho

Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho is already mesmerized by the insatiable genius of Lionel Messi and he lauds the Argentine, saying that the Barcelona playmaker was still improving.
7 February 2018, 06:56 AM

‘Messi harder to defend than Ronaldo’, says PSG's Thiago Silva

PSG’s Brazilian defender Thiago Silva says that Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is harder to defend against than Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
6 February 2018, 08:12 AM

Suarez header puts Barca on course for another Cup final

Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0 thanks to a diving header from insatiable striker Luis Suarez to stay on course for a place in the King's Cup final for a record fifth consecutive year.
2 February 2018, 11:03 AM

'Neymar had to leave Messi’s shadow'

Brazil right back Dani Alves says that he had nothing to do with Neymar’s move to PSG but believes that the Brazil forward had to get out of Lionel Messi’s shadow.
29 January 2018, 14:00 PM

Messi strikes late to down tough Alaves

Barcelona escape a scare on Philippe Coutinho's first start as Lionel Messi struck with a trademark free-kick to drag the La Liga leaders back from a goal down to beat Alaves 2-1 and restore their 11-point lead at the top.
29 January 2018, 09:28 AM

Messi lifts Barca

Lionel Messi scored what proved to be the winner as Barcelona beat Espanyol 2-0 to reach the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday in a game that saw Philippe Coutinho make his long-awaited debut.
26 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Messi is ‘bad’, jests Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo cracks a joke at the expense of Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi.
24 January 2018, 07:51 AM

Messi dazzles Betis

It is easy to forget how talented Lionel Messi is when the Barcelona forward performs at such a consistently high level that you simply expect him to work wonders in every match.
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Messi, Suarez lead Barca

Barcelona ride further away from their crumbling title rivals as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez score twice each in a 5-0 thrashing of Real Betis which opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the La Liga standings.
21 January 2018, 22:07 PM

Messi masterclass puts Celta to the sword

Lionel Messi puts on a masterclass in front of new recruit Philippe Coutinho as Barcelona trounce Celta Vigo 5-0 to ease into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals 6-1 on aggregate.
12 January 2018, 05:01 AM

Messi shows off hand-painted boots given to him as gift

Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi received hand-painted boots as gift and the Argentine shows off the new boots, which captured his personal story beautifully.
11 January 2018, 06:19 AM

Barca’s 1700m euro ‘poker’

The cumulative sum of the buy-out clause of Barca's Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Osmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho stands at a whopping 1700 million Euros.
10 January 2018, 07:58 AM

Neymar is like Messi and will be a reference point in the coming years, says Xavi

Legendary midfielder Xavi Hernandez shares his opinion regarding PSG’s Neymar and also on how Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side influenced tactical aspects of the modern game.
9 January 2018, 08:43 AM

Messi’s contract contains no ‘Independent Catalonia’ clause

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract does not include any political clauses, Barcelona based SPORT reports.
7 January 2018, 06:14 AM

Without underestimating Messi or Cristiano, It was harder to be the best in my time: Brazilian Ronaldo

Legendary Brazilian forward Ronaldo Nazario claims that it was harder to be the best during his playing years.
4 January 2018, 08:13 AM

Messi is the best but don’t tell Ronaldo: Totti

Cristiano Ronaldo’s statement Ballon d’or victory pulled him level with Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi on five awards apiece but Francesco Totti believes that Messi is the best.
29 December 2017, 07:21 AM