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He also said that if the people are allowed to vote freely and fairly, they would cast their ballots in favour of the Left. (Photo: File)

Will perform like Messi scoring goal dribbling past his opponents: Yechury

He said it was the Trinamool Congress that facilitated the BJP-RSS to gain ground in the state.

18 May 2019 12:13 PM

Aguero, who scored 21 Premier League goals in 33 appearances for Manchester City this season, has been in international exile since after last year’s World Cup in Russia, when Argentina crashed out in the last 16. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Sergio Aguero to be in Argentina’s provisional squad for Copa America: Sources

Alongside Aguero, Barcelona great Lionel Messi and Paris St Germain’s Angel Di Maria will also be in the squad.

15 May 2019 12:37 PM

Valencia leapfrogged Getafe into fourth due to their superior head-to-head record after beating Alaves 3-1 and will snatch the final Champions League spot if they win at Real Valladolid in their final game of the season next week. (Photo: AP)

La Liga: Barcelona demolishes Getafe 2-0, gets booed for UCL exit

Sunday’s result could prove fatal to Getafe’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for the 1st time as they dropped to 5th.

13 May 2019 10:59 AM

Liverpool matched Barcelona in the first half, dominated them early in the second and could still have left with an away goal after Messi's brilliant brace, only for Mohamed Salah to hit the post. (Photo: AFP)

'I knew Messi's a world class player and he's unstoppable': Klopp

Klopp could only smile after Messi's curling shot nestled in the top corner but this result was harsh on his side.

02 May 2019 1:15 PM

Klopp’s side had their chances too with James Milner having two shots saved and Mohamed Salah striking the post. (Photo: AFP)

'I am happy with the performance but not happy with the result': Klopp

Liverpool went in 1-0 down in the first half, Messi struck twice including a superb long-range free kick.

02 May 2019 10:50 AM

Barca’s South American duo of Suarez and Messi showed little mercy whenever they sniffed out a chance and condemned Juergen Klopp’s side to their first defeat in any competition since January with some ruthless finishing. (Photo: AFP)

UCL 2018-19: Barcelona's Messi blasts away Liverpool to a 3-0 defeat

Barca captain Messi scored the second goal in the 75th minute, chesting the ball down on the rebound and dribbling it over the line

02 May 2019 9:23 AM

Klopp’s Liverpool will be facing Barcelona in the semi-finals of Champions League on May 2. (Photo: AFP)

'From the players I've seen, Messi would be the number one,' says Klopp

The 51-year-old even opined over the much-debated argument, which is, whether Ronaldo is better or Messi.

01 May 2019 3:23 PM

It was ten years ago Alex Ferguson dubbed them the best team he had ever faced but those left from Barcelona's iconic generation still have work to do. Three remain and when Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique line up against Liverpool on Wednesday, they may wonder if this could be their best chance of another, and perhaps final, Champions League triumph. (Photo: Uefa champions league/ Twitter))

Barcelona look to add 6th UCL trophy, Messi could add 4th UCL title

When Ernesto Valverde took charge at the start of last season, Barcelona were wounded by consecutive Super Cup defeats to Real Madrid.

30 Apr 2019 12:19 PM

Liverpool head to the Camp Nou on a run of 10 consecutive wins in all competitions, but have still not been able to usurp Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. (Photo: AP)

Van Dijk not eying to battle Messi for Ballon d'Or

Van Dijk will come up against Messi when Liverpool travel to Barcelona for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

29 Apr 2019 7:31 PM

Messi has the most number of goals in this season of La Liga and with this goal, his tally has reached 34 goals, 13 goals ahead of the second-positioned, Karim Benzema. (Photo: AFP)

Messi cruises past Iniesta's record

After Messi won his 10th La Liga title with Barcelona, he surpassed the previous record, which was held by Andres Iniesta (9).

29 Apr 2019 12:04 PM

Atletico ran Barca a little closer but never really looked like catching the Catalans, who wrapped their tentacles around the title by beating Diego Simeone’s side 2-0 this month with late goals from Messi and Luis Suarez. (Photo: AFP)

Relentless Barcelona in Liga of their own

Barca’s dominance of Spanish soccer has been so pronounced that newspaper Marca recently described their grip on La Liga as 'dictatorship'.

28 Apr 2019 1:29 PM

Former Real Madrid winger Paco Gento holds a Spanish record of 12 league titles and his old team mate Pirri lifted the La Liga trophy 10 times. Manchester United great Ryan Giggs holds the most league titles in Europe’s top five leagues with 13 Premier League triumphs, while his former team mate Paul Scholes collected 11. (Photo: AFP)

Messi becomes club’s first player to win 10-league titles

Messi’s first Barca title came in 2005 when he was 17 years old and he collected his second La Liga medal a year later.

28 Apr 2019 1:08 PM

Messi became the first player to win 10 La Liga crowns with Barca and only the third player from any club to do so. (Photo: AFP)

Messi steers Barcelona to another La Liga title

Barca lead the standings on 83 points after 35 games, an unassailable nine clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid with three matches left .

28 Apr 2019 10:50 AM

The Catalans will be crowned champions for the 26th time if they beat Alaves on Tuesday and Levante next Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona move an inch closer to winning La Liga after a win against Real Sociedad

Barca lead the standings on 77 points after 33 games, comfortably clear of nearest challengers Atletico Madrid.

21 Apr 2019 11:07 AM

In La Liga, Messi has the highest number of goals(33), helping his side Barcelona atop the points table with 74 points, (Photo: AFP)

'Messi is the best ever player in the history of the game': Carles Puyol

The ex-Barcelona captain, who won three Champions League titles, praised the 31-year old for improving 'in every way'.

20 Apr 2019 6:21 PM

Messi has scored 45 goals in 42 appearances across all competitions this season. (Photo: AFP)

Brazilian legend Rivaldo backs Messi to win sixth Ballon d'Or

Messi, as of now, has five Ballon d'Or under his belt and if he lifts this year's award, it will take his tally to six.

20 Apr 2019 10:41 AM

Following the match setup, the Twitteratis especially the football maniacs, can’t seem to control themselves as they took to twitter to share their opinions and views on the semi-final match. (Photo: AFP)

Twitter erupts after Barcelona draws Liverpool in UCL semi-final

A tongue dripping semi final match awaits between Barcelona and Liverpool, who both have won the elite European club trophy five times.

18 Apr 2019 3:48 PM

Two quick-fire strikes before Philippe Coutinho scored to make it 4-0 on aggregate.(Photo: AP)

Messi criticizes Barcelona of being shaky despite Champions League victory

Barca conceded two early chances in Tuesday’s second leg before Messi set them on their way to a comfortable 3-0 victory.

17 Apr 2019 4:48 PM

With five matches remaining, United currently standing at sixth in the table, two points behind Arsenal and Chelsea. (Photo: AP)

Solskjaer puts his money on Barcelona, backs Barca for winning the Champions Legaue

The United manager applauded the quality of front three of Barcelona, along with players like Dembele and Malcom.

17 Apr 2019 3:53 PM

It was the first time Solskjaer had played or managed at the Camp Nou since scoring the treble-clinching winner for United in the final seconds of the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich. (Photo: AP)

3 take aways from the Manchester United vs Barcelona UCL clash

Camp Nou will always hold a special place in Solskjaer's heart, but he won't regard the famous arena with as much fondness after the loss.

17 Apr 2019 11:07 AM

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