Round of 16 second legs: Tuesday 7 March• ARSENAL (1-5) BAYERN MÜNCHENArsenal – no match Bayern 8-0 Hamburg (Vidal 17, Lewandowski 24pen 42 54, Alaba 56, Coman 65 69, Robben 87)The German champions recorded their biggest win in over two years (since beating the same opponents by an identical scoreline) to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 games. Carlo Ancelotti celebrated his 1,000th game as a head coach with a 591st win.• NAPOLI (1-3) REAL MADRID... UEFA.com - News
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Pupil Messi teaches old Barcelona master Guardiola a lesson
The irony of how superbly Lionel Messi played in Barcelona's 4-0 defeat of Manchester City simply linked to the fact that he's beginning to treat his former mentor a trifle too robustly. Pep Guardiola has come back to the Camp Nou twice as a rival manager and during two aggregate 7-0 defeats it is his star pupil, Messi, who has scored five times, got an assist and won a penalty.Not what you'd call gratitude.But, all joking aside, what stood out about the Argentinian's hat-trick (taking him to six goals in the UEFA Champions League already this season)... UEFA.com - News
One Photo Sums Up Lionel Messi’s Back-To-Back Hat Tricks In Champions League
Share this: When Lionel Messi rains goals in the UEFA Champions League, he tends to pour them. The FC Barcelona superstar scored a hat trick Wednesday in his team’s 4-0 Champions League win over Manchester City. The treble was Messi’s second in row in Europe’s elite competition — a simply astonishing feat from a player many regard as the best of all time. Messi scored his first goal of the game in the 17th minute. The Argentine struck again in the 61st minute and completed his hat trick eight minutes later. Messi now leads the Champions League in goal-scoring this season with six (in just two games). His next closest rivals have three goals in three games. The plaudits to come Messi’s way after his record-extending
Lionel Messi Retires From International Soccer Amid Copa America Heartbreak In 2016
Say it ain’t so, Lionel Messi. The soccer superstar seemingly announced his retirement from international duty Sunday in the aftermath of Argentina’s loss to Chile in the 2016 Copa America final. Messi told reporters after the game he no longer wants to play for his country, as the pain of losing has become unbearable. “It’s a very hard moment for me to think about what happened,” Messi said, according to ESPN. “In the locker room after the game I thought the national team is over for me, this is not for me…” Messi played all 120 minutes in the final and missed his chance to score in the penalty-kick shootout. “It’s w...
How Lionel Messi, Argentina Exceeded Copa America Expectations In Win Over Venezuela
FOXBORO, Mass. — Lionel Messi and Argentina mean business at Copa America 2016, and soccer fans near and far are thankful. Argentina thrashed Venezuela 4-1 in a Copa America 2016 quarterfinal game on Saturday at Gillette Stadium. Gonzalo Higuain scored two goals in the first half, and Messi and Erik Lamela struck in the second period. Venezuela’s hopes of mustering a shocking comeback following Salomon Rondon’s 70th minute goal ended instantly when Lamela notched his goal just one minute later. The result and Argentina’s performance justified the lofty expectations most of the 59,183 in attendance had for the most high-profile Gillette Stadium h...
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or: In photos
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Zidane’s Madrid win as Messi hits three for Barça
SATURDAYBarcelona 4-0 Granada (Messi 8 14 58, Neymar 83)Giving both Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal their club Liga debuts, Barcelona were two up within 14 minutes on their way to a win that takes them a point ahead at the top, at least until Atlético Madrid visit Celta Vigo tomorrow. Arda set up Messi for the first and the most selected player in the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2015 had another soon after following a typical link-up with Neymar and Luis Suárez.Messi had chances for more before half-time, and the hat-trick came when Arda dummied, Neymar hit the post and the Argentina forward pounced on the rebound. Neymar himself had th...