Having reached 50 international goals last month, Lionel Messi made it 500 in senior football on Sunday as he found the net in Barcelona's 2-1 home loss to Valencia.The Argentina forward was unable to help his side avoid a costly defeat in the Liga race, but he ended a five-goal personal drought – his worst run since April 2010. UEFA.com analyses the figures to see what the 28-year-old can reasonably expect to achieve next.Career breakdown83: UEFA Champions League3: UEFA Super Cup5: FIFA Club World Cup309: Liga39: Spanish Cup11: Spanish Supe...
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Real Madrid, City and Bayern all flex their muscles
Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City (Agüero 33 54 80pen)Sergio Agüero struck his seventh hat-trick for City but had to share the plaudits with architect-in-chief Kevin De Bruyne after what Yaya Touré reckoned to be one of the club's best displays of the season. De Bruyne played a part in Agüero's first two goals and then, when Thibaut Courtois brought down Fernandinho (receiving a red card for his troubles), the Argentinian completed his haul. It moved City up to third ahead of Arsenal's home game with Crystal Palace on Sunday.Getafe 1-5 Real Madrid (Sarabia 83; Benzema 29, Isco 40, Bale 50, James 88, Ronaldo 90+2)Real Madrid kept the pressu...
Colkett backing Chelsea for more final glory
For Chelsea captain Charlie Colkett it is "amazing" to be back in the UEFA Youth League final – with Monday's showpiece match against Paris Saint-Germain one he believes the defending champions can approach with total "confidence".Central midfielder Colkett produced an authoritative display capped by Chelsea's second goal in the 3-0 semi-final dismantling of Anderlecht. He regards Friday's performance as a strong statement of intent from the London club, saying: "I thought it was great at times. We showed how good we could be on the ball, we were very composed and we didn't concede, which was really important for us. It was a great game."
Paris condemn Madrid to second semi-final defeat
Two late strikes book Paris's place in Monday's final against ChelseaAn Achraf Hakimi own goal gives Paris the early advantageBorja Mayoral levels, equalling the UEFA Youth League goals record in the processSubstitute Aka Wilfride Kanga makes it 2-1; Jean-Kévin Augustin seals it Madrid suffer semi-final disappointment for the second time, having also lost in 2014Paris Saint-Germain scored twice in the last seven minutes against Real Madrid as they won through to face holders Chelsea in Monday's UEFA Youth League final.Paris took an early lead...
Oldest player, winner and scorer at EURO
They say there is no substitute for experience and there have been times in UEFA European Championship history when this has proved the case – the prime example being Arnold Mühren, who provided the cross for Marco van Basten's astonishing top-spin volley in the 1988 final against the Soviet Union. He was 37 years and 23 days old at the time, setting a record for the oldest player to pick up a winners' medal.Muhren was fortunate because not all players can bow out in a blaze of glory. Germany duo Lothar Matthäus and Jens Lehmann set their own records on their final international appearances but while the latter had to settle for a runners-up medal in 2008, the former suffered
Youth League semi-final: Real Madrid v Paris
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain meet for the third time this seasonParis finished one point ahead of the Spanish side in Group AChristopher Nkunku scored twice as Paris beat Madrid 4-1 at home on 21 OctoberMadrid avenged that result two weeks later with a 2-0 win, Borja Mayoral on targetMadrid's second UEFA Youth League semi (lost to Benfica in 2014) and Paris's first Story so far: Real MadridMadrid's campaign opened impressively with a 4-0 victory over last season's runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk, but back-to-back defeats away t...
Simeone: Atlético proved value by beating Barça
Diego Simeone, Atlético coachThere is a virtue in this team, with the great work of the four and a bit years we have been together. I'm happy for these players who have come together in this team; I'm not just thinking about reaching the semi-finals, it's more important than that. There are fewer values in society all the time, but we are a group of honest workers who can win or lose. We make ourselves strong with the tools we have.Today, once again, we have won a tremendously difficult game – but a very nice one. We never stopped believing; we worked knowing the situation, knowing what we can do. In the first half the game was more like what we