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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

The game was decided by a glaring error from Valladolid defender Joaquin Fernandez, who appeared at the near post to try to clear a cross from Atletico’s Saul Niguez but instead headed the ball straight into his own net. (Photo: AFP)

La Liga: Atletico gains an unlikely 1-0 win against Real Valladolid

A win for Valladolid would have handed Barca the title before their kick-off at home to Levante but they were made to wait a few more hours.

28 Apr 2019 2:43 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

Defeat for Atletico would have seen Barca clinch an eighth title in 11 years, but the victory moved Diego Simeone’s side to 71 points. (Photo: AFP)

Atletico Madrid delays Barcelona's title celebrations

Barca will be champions if they beat Levante on Saturday and could seal the title before kickoff if Atletico lose at home to Real Valladolid

25 Apr 2019 2:11 PM

With one eye on next week’s Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, Ernesto Valverde picked a side with players like Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba and Arthur on the bench. (Photo: AP)

Barcelona edges closer to the La Liga title after a 2-0 win over Alaves

After a turgid first half, Barcelona stepped up a gear in the second and midfielder Carles Alena sent the Catalans ahead after 54 minutes.

24 Apr 2019 10:37 AM

Valverde is likely to give winger Ousmane Dembele a run out as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered last month. (Photo: AFP)

Barcelona coach Valverde expecting to seal La Liga before the clash against Liverpool

If they beat Alaves and Atletico Madrid fail to win against Valencia 24 hours later, then Barca will be crowned champions on Wednesday.

23 Apr 2019 9:42 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

Rashford has managed to score 13 goals and 6 assists this season, and is certainly will be a part of the rebuild which Solskjaer will be aiming for. (Photo: AP)

Barcelona target Marcus Rashford for the upcoming transfer window

Rashford’s agents are reportedly dragging the contract renewal negotiations as Barcelona are ready with a bid for the youngster.

18 Apr 2019 12:48 PM

“Manchester United utterly condemns racist social media comments posted around yesterday’s Champions League fixture,” the club said in a statement. (Photo: AFP)

Young suffers from racial abuse on social media post United's defeat against Barca

England international Young was targeted on Twitter after the 33-year-old endured a disappointing night in United’s 3-0 second-leg defeat

18 Apr 2019 11:04 AM

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

Philippe Coutinho’s stunning strike completed a dominant 4-0 aggregate victory. (Photo: AFP)

'Messi always gets us out of trouble', says Ernesto Valverde

Messi scored twice in the space of five minutes later in the first half to put Barca at ease.

17 Apr 2019 9:55 AM

Solskjaer has restored United’s confidence and overseen a vast improvement in results in his four months in charge since taking the job after Jose Mourinho was sacked in December, giving the team hope of a top-four finish in the Premier League. (Photo: AP)

Solskjaer indicates Manchester United needs massive squad overhaul

United made a bright start to their quarter-final second leg at the Nou Camp with Marcus Rashford hitting the crossbar early on

17 Apr 2019 9:43 AM

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