Lionel Messi has been doing so many extraordinary things for so long that nobody can be surprised he marked the exact week of his arrival in Barcelona, 18 years ago, with a brilliant hat-trick in Tuesday's 4-0 home win against PSV Eindhoven.MATCH AS IT HAPPENED Such is his majesty – a word coach Ernesto Valverde used to describe the Argentinian's 32nd-minute free-kick that made it 1-0 against PSV – that he has drained his team-mates of descriptive powers.
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Records Ronaldo and Messi have not broken (yet)
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's ongoing battle to be the top goalscorer in European football remains perhaps the sport's greatest drama of our age, but both still need to raise their game considerably if they are to scoop certain European Champion Clubs' Cup and UEFA Champions League records.MESSI AND RONALDO GOAL FOR GOAL The great Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentina Vs. Iceland: Lionel Messi Disappoints In 1-1 World Cup Draw
It’s typically hard to say a team “won” a draw, but what happened Saturday morning in Russia is a rare exception. Iceland miraculously played Argentina to a 1-1 draw in the two teams’ 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D opener. The result really is a tale of two perspectives: Iceland will celebrate earning the first World Cup point in the country’s history, while Argentina and its superstar captain, Lionel Messi, will mourn the squandering of so many great scoring chances. Chief among them was Messi’s missed penalty kick in the second half, but we’ll get to that later. First, watch Sergio Aguero give Argentina a 1-0 lead early in the f... NESN.com
Top league scorers: Messi level with Jonas
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Top league scorers: Messi catching Jonas
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Messi inspires Barcelona through to quarter-finals
Lionel Messi scored two and set up another for Ousmane Dembélé as Barcelona booked a quarter-final spot in style. In his first outing since the birth of his third child, Messi struck the first blow after just 127 seconds at the Camp Nou, firing between Thibaut Courtois' legs from an impossible angle. The die was cast.Messi soon turned provider, teeing up Dembélé for the former Dortmund striker's first goal in a Barcelona shirt. To their credit, Chelsea rose of the canvas after both blows, and almost countered when Marcos Alonso's free-kick struck the post just before half-time.It was Messi, night,
Messi ends hoodoo to grab Barcelona draw at Chelsea
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