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Atletico players celebrate their progress

Champions League wrap: Atletico through to last 16

Atletico Madrid snatched a place in the Champions League last 16 as they won 3-1 at Porto in a tense and ill-tempered game which saw both sides have a man sent off.

Soccer • 07 Dec 21

Messi and Griezmann celebrate as Barcelona hit Granada for four

Messi & Griezmann fire Barca, Real freeze at Osasuna

Barcelona moved third in LaLiga with a comfortable 4-0 win at Granada, who finished with 10 men.

Soccer • 10 Jan 21

Pep can build Manchester City around Messi - Rivaldo

Pep Guardiola could rebuild his Manchester City team around Lionel Messi if the Argentine gets his wish and leaves Barcelona, according to former Nou Camp great Rivaldo.

Soccer • 27 Aug 20

Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the game's only goal

Messi magic sinks Atletico as Barca return to the top

Lionel Messi hit a sensational late goal to give Barcelona a 1-0 win at title rivals Atletico Madrid which saw the champions reclaim top spot in La Liga from Real Madrid.

Soccer • 02 Dec 19

Lionel Messi scores his second goal against Real Valladolid

Messi on the double as Barca return to La Liga summit

Lionel Messi's brace helped fire Barcelona back to the top of La Liga as Real Valladolid were thrashed 5-1 at Camp Nou.

Soccer • 29 Oct 19

Lionel Messi rattled three goals past Sevilla

La Liga round-up: Messi hits 50th career hat-trick

Lionel Messi's 50th career hat-trick guided Barcelona to a 4-2 victory over Sevilla as they twice came from behind in LaLiga.

Soccer • 23 Feb 19

No Messi or Ronaldo but Clasico may still define season

For the first time since 2007 Sunday's Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid will not feature either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

Soccer • 25 Oct 18

Salah and Messi among 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist

Mohamed Salah and Lionel Messi were among those to get the nod as the final Ballon d'Or nominees were announced on Monday to complete the 30-man shortlist.

Soccer • 08 Oct 18

Mastercard's free meals are no longer dependent on Messi scoring

Mastercard scrap goals for meals campaign

Mastercard is changing a campaign in which thousands of free meals were to be given to the needy every time football superstars Neymar and Lionel Messi scored goals.

Soccer • 05 Jun 18

Lionel Messi is challenged by N'Golo Kante and Antonio Rudiger

Messi hits his ton as Barcelona dump Chelsea out

Lionel Messi bagged his 100th Champions League goal as Barcelona eased into the quarter-final stages with a 3-0 victory over Chelsea.

Soccer • 14 Mar 18

Five of the greatest attacking trios of all-time

In anticipation of this tasty clash between Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid, we look back on five of the greatest attacking trios in the history of the game.

Soccer • 19 Feb 18

Neymar calculated to be most valuable player in world

Calculations that take into account age, position, contract duration, performance and status suggest that PSG may not have paid too much over the odds for €222million-man Neymar.

Soccer • 08 Jan 18

Lionel Messi was denied a legitimate goal for Barca

LaLiga round-up: Barca draw after Messi denied goal

Lionel Messi had a legitimate goal controversially denied as LaLiga leaders Barcelona hit back to snatch a 1-1 draw at second-placed Valencia.

Soccer • 27 Nov 17

Lionel Messi hit his 100th goal in European football

Champions League round-up: Messi hits his ton

Lionel Messi scored his 100th goal in European competition as Barcelona moved close to qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League by thumping Olympiakos 3-1 despite playing the entire second half with 10 men.

Soccer • 18 Oct 17

Messi was in sublime form at the Camp Nou

Four-goal Messi stars as Barcelona crush Eibar

Lionel Messi turned on the style once again with four goals as Barcelona maintained their 100 per cent start in LaLiga with a crushing 6-1 win over Eibar at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 19 Sep 17

The great Pele has praised Neymar for moving to PSG

Neymar was right to step out of Messi's shadow - Pele

Pele believes fellow Brazilian Neymar made the correct decision to join Paris St Germain due to being in the shadow of Lionel Messi at Barcelona.

Soccer • 04 Sep 17

Lionel Messi finished as La Liga's top scorer with 37 goals last season

Shortlist for UEFA's Player of the Year revealed

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon have been nominated for UEFA's Player of the Year award.

Soccer • 15 Aug 17

Gareth Bale has been at Real Madrid since 2013

Dunphy: Signing Bale would be 'game-changer' for United

Signing Gareth Bale would be "the makings of Manchester United" this season, according to Eamon Dunphy.

Soccer • 08 Aug 17

Lionel Messi scored twice against Real Sociedad

La Liga review: Messi brace keeps pressure on Real

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona saw off Real Sociedad 3-2 at the Nou Camp to keep up the pressure on LaLiga leaders Real Madrid ahead of El Classico.

Soccer • 15 Apr 17

Lionel Messi's harsh words have landed him with a four match ban

Messi handed four game ban by FIFA

Lionel Messi has been hit with a four game international suspension, just hours before Argentina take on Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier.

Soccer • 28 Mar 17

Messi scored a hat-trick when the sides last met

Messi in line for return at Celtic

Lionel Messi returned to training on Monday after recovering from a stomach bug and is likely to play against Celtic on Wednesday night.

Soccer • 21 Nov 16

Real made it 29 games unbeaten with an emphatic 3-0 win

Real extend La Liga lead as Barcelona draw blank

Real Madrid extended their LaLiga lead to four points as Cristiano Ronaldo's 39th career hat-trick destroyed city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Soccer • 19 Nov 16

Lionel Messi scored his 32nd hat-trick for Barcelona, and his 24 in La Liga

La Liga round-up: Messi bags record 24th hat-trick

Lionel Messi hit a record-breaking 24th Primera Division hat-trick as Barcelona went to the top of the table in style with a 6-1 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 09 Mar 15

Messi magic sees Barca close Real gap

Lionel Messi had a hand in all of Barcelona's goals, scoring one, as they trounced Athletic Bilbao 5-2 to close the gap on leaders Real Madrid to single point.

Soccer • 08 Feb 15

Cristiano Ronaldo picked up last year's Ballon d'Or

Ronaldo, Messi & Neuer battle for Ballon d'Or

Real Madrid star and current holder Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer make the final Ballon d'Or shortlist of three candidates announced by FIFA.

Soccer • 02 Dec 14