Lionel Messi

Salah can pass Messi?

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes comparisons between Mohamed Salah and Barcelona's five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi are premature, but that the Egyptian is on his way to one day becoming the best player in the world.
18 March 2018

Courtois ‘too late' in closing his legs to Messi, Conte heaps praise on the best in the world

Chelsea coach showers Lionel Messi with praises and the Argentine's nutmeg trick shot to beat Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois twice, leaves the Belgian embarrassed.
15 March 2018

Messi majestic as Barcelona crush Chelsea

Lionel Messi scores two brilliant goals and creates another for Ousmane Dembele as Barcelona thrash Chelsea 3-0 on Wednesday.
14 March 2018

Messi, Ronaldo’s La Liga expresses grief for Bangladesh

Spain's La Liga pays homage to victims of US-Bangla plane crash tragedy.
13 March 2018

Fabregas to put emotions on one side while facing Messi

Chelsea visit the Camp Nou for what would be another mouth watering Barca-Chelsea clash and rivalries will test friendships as Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas is looking to ensure that friend Lionel Messi has a tough time on the pitch.
13 March 2018

700m euro release clause may not be enough to keep Messi

Is a 700m euro buyout clause enough to keep Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou?
8 March 2018

Simeone: We’d have won with Messi on our side

Atletico Madrid’s Argentine coach Diego Simeone said that had Lionel Messi been a Atletico player, his side would have won the league match against Barca.
5 March 2018

Simeone: We’d have won with Messi on our side

Atletico Madrid’s Argentine coach Diego Simeone said that had Lionel Messi been a Atletico player, his side would have won the league match against Barca.
5 March 2018

Ronaldo reaches 300 mark in 48 fewer matches than Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo reaches landmark of 300 La Liga goals in 48 fewer games than Messi.
4 March 2018

‘Leo makes it look easy, but it's not that easy’

Lionel Messi scores a gem of a cheeky free-kick that evokes memories of Brazilian genius Ronaldinho as Barca win 6-1 against Girona.
25 February 2018

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

‘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

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

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

‘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

‘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

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

'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

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

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