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 will come
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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?
Robben and Mbappé shine as Messi makes 600
Arjen Robben now Bayern's all-time foreign top scorer in the Bundesliga with 93 goals. Kylian Mbappé becomes most prolific teenager in Ligue 1 this century with 19th goal. Paco Alcácer scores both goals on the night Lionel Messi makes his 600th Barcelona appearance. Two more goals for Mohamed Salah in Liverpool stroll. Thomas Partey grabs 90th-minute winner for Atlético. MAKE YOUR FANTASY CHANGES Group AChelsea v Manchester United (Sunday, 1... UEFA.com - News
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
Messi and City shine, Bayern and Monaco stunned
Seven of eight group hopefuls in action on Friday win Madrid held, Messi hits three in Barcelona derby victory Man. City condemn Liverpool to worst loss since 2015 Monaco thumped 4-0 at Nice, Bayern suffer rare loss Napoli travel to Bologna in Sunday's only fixture Group A Benfica 2-1 PortimonenseStoke 2-2 Man. UnitedBasel 1-2 LausanneAmkar 0-1 CSKA MoskvaTuesday: Man. United v ... UEFA.com - News
Final standings: Messi tops Europe’s leading league scorers
Lionel Messi could not hold on to be the campaign's top UEFA Champions League marksman, but has finished as the top scorer in Europe's top domestic leagues for 2016/17.Messi's tally of 37 goals from 34 Liga outings proved to be insurmountable. Edinson Cavani and Bas Dost came second and third respectively, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski the only other players to hit 30 or more. The leading eight scorers (seven nationalities) all ply their trade in one of Europe's top seven leagues according to UEFA coefficient rankings. Yet the most prolific striker of the 2016/17 season was found in Gibraltar,
Top scorers: Ronaldo needs one to catch Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo's four-year reign as UEFA Champions League season top scorer looked as good as over going into the quarter-finals. But five goals across the two legs against Bayern München and a hat-trick at home to Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals put him right back in contention. He now needs just one in the final against Juventus in Cardiff to match the 11-goal haul of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.2016/17 UEFA Champions League top scorers Ronaldo had mustered two goals from his first eight outings of this continental campaign, and ahead of the quarter-finals he was nine adrift of frontrunner Messi. Yet a