Barcelona hold the slight edge after Lionel Messi's equaliser gave them a share of the spoils in the first leg of their round of 16 tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The visitors dominated possession in the first half but, one wayward Paulinho header aside, failed to muster any clear-cut chances and were fortunate to reach the interval level after Willian struck the post on two occasions.The Brazilian fared better in the 62nd minute when he calmly found the bottom corner from the edge of the area. Chelsea looked set to take an advantage to the Camp Nou until Andrés
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Barcelona hit five, Sevilla and Porto make cup progress
Sevilla and Barcelona ease into Copa del Rey quarter-finals Lionel Messi scores twice as Blaugrana score four in first half Porto edge into Portuguese Cup semi-finals with away victory Paris win at ten-man Amiens, stay on course for fifth straight League Cup Neymar penalty and Adrien Rabiot goal earn semi-final at Rennes Chelsea draw with Arsenal in English League Cup semi-finals Manchester City beat Bristol City in last minute of their first leg ... UEFA.com - News
Who will finish 2017 as Europe’s top scorer?
On Sunday, Lionel Messi spurned the chance to move back out in front as the top European marksman of 2017 after missing a penalty in Barcelona's 4-0 defeat of Deportivo on Sunday.PICK YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR The Argentina forward failed to beat goalkeeper Rubén Martínez from the spot and also hit the woodwork on three occasions as he remained on 53 goals for club and country in the calendar year. He continues to share top spot with Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo, who drew level with Real Madrid's winner in the FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday.Messi and Ronaldo
Ronaldo, Messi … who’s the next best Champions League scorer?
The Cristiano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi race for supremacy has dominated the elite football landscape over the past decade, not least in the UEFA Champions League.Ronaldo became the first man to reach a century of goals in the competition last season and it seems a question of when – not if – Messi will emulate him this term. Between them they have 208 UEFA Champions League goals, almost as many as the next five players combined! But who is their closest pursuer?
Messi and Isco at the double, Bayern held in check
Lionel Messi moves on to 11 Liga goals this term with double against Las Palmas Isco opens Liga account this season with both strikes for Real Madrid Bayern squander 2-0 lead in first game after Carlo Ancelotti's dismissal Napoli maintain perfect start in Serie A; Juventus drop first points Check how the #UCL groups stand after two rounds of matches MAKE YOUR FANTASY CHANGES Group AManchester United 4-0 Crystal PalaceGrasshoppe... UEFA.com - News
Betis shock Madrid, Juventus and Napoli win again
Wednesday: Real Madrid's run of scoring in 73 successive games ends as they lose 1-0 at home to Real Betis Juventus and Napoli make it five wins out of five in Serie A Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United through in English League Cup Tuesday: Lionel Messi scores four after grabbing 39th Barcelona hat-trick James Rodríguez opens Bayern account in 3-0 win at Schalke Group A
Group stage sides: weekend fixtures and results
All but one of the 32 group stage sides are in action (APOEL's season hasn't kicked off) Paulo Dybala hat-trick helps Juventus come from 2-0 down to beat Genoa 4-2 Lionel Messi misses a penalty but then scores twice for Barcelona against Alavés Robert Lewandowski nets twice for Bayern and now has six in four games this season Liverpool-Arsenal, Monaco-Marseille, Madrid-Valencia among the highlights Check out how the Europa League group stage teams are getting on this weekend. Gr... UEFA.com - News