The Argentine star has refused to write off Barca’s chances in La Liga, while insisting that his side will be ready to host Madrid in Wednesday’s Clasico Barcelona star Lionel Messi has insisted that his side are still in the race for the Liga title. The Argentina international inspired Barca to an emphatic 4-1 victory at Malaga on Sunday, a result which sees the Liga champions narrow the gap between themselves and leaders Real Madrid to two points. Jose Mourinho’s [...]
The Argentina international is eager to continue to make history at the Catalans as he attempts to surpass Cesar Rodriguez’s impressive achievement Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has set his sights on the club’s all-time goalscoring record, admitting he is eager to etch his name into the Catalan side’s record books. Cesar Rodriguez, the current record holder, has scored 235 times for the Camp Nou club, while Messi has netted 192 strikes following his hat-trick in the 5-0 Primera Division win [...]
Pep Guardiola has labelled Lionel Messi as the best player he has ever seen following Barcelona‘s resounding 3-1 win over Manchester United in the Champions League final. The Catalan side steamrollered United at Wembley and Messi, who scored his 53rd goal of the season to put his team 2-1 up, orchestrated proceedings in London. Now, his manager Guardiola has insisted that the Argentine is a one-off phenomenon. He told The Sun: “Lionel is the best player I’ve ever seen, probably [...]
MADRID (AP)—Lionel Messi is looking to add to his already impressive list of achievements for Barcelona by making a run at a Spanish record 50 goals in a single season. The 23-year-old Argentina international scored his 48th goal in Tuesday’s 1-0 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk to help Barcelona secure a place in the semifinals of the Champions League. The goal was a record for Barcelona, and Messi still has up to 11 matches to become the first Spanish league player [...]
