The Argentine striker lines up alongside Lautaro Martinez and Gonzalo Martinez in attack

Barcelona attacker scored his second hat-trick of the month

Catalans register a 5-1 win over Lyon in the second-leg of the Round-of-16 fixture

Argentine attacker scores penalty to secure 1-0 win for defending champions

Catalans clinch resounding 3-0 win over Los Armeros in home game

34-year-old scored his 66th international goal as India rout Thailand in Asia Cup

Valverde’s men enjoy simple win at Camp Nou after two first-half strikes

Skipper also assisted the other two goals as his side ran riot 5-0

Ronaldo said that he is playing around the world while Messi is still in Spain

Barca lead Spurs by six points in Group B of Champions League

River Plate scored the winner in extra time

Real midfielder tipped to break Ronaldo-Messi duopoly in Paris on Monday

Messi hasn’t played in any of four previous friendlies since the end of the World Cup in Russia

Maradona said Messi is a different player for the national side

Lionel Messi did not play in the match

Lionel Messi scored two goals against Tottenham Hotspur

It’s time we won the Champions League, Messi told Catalunya Radio last month

Hampered by injury, Messi made little impact at the World Cup as his country went out in the group stage.

La Liga champions Barcelona began the new campaign with a 3-0 win over Alaves on Saturday with the help of a spectacular under-the-wall free kick from Lionel Messi, who scored twice, and a curling shot from substitute Philippe Coutinho

Barcelona star Lionel Messi said the club will “do everything possible” this season to prise the Champions League trophy away from arch rivals Real Madrid, who have won the competition each of the past three years

Barcelona battled back to defeat Sevilla 2-1 and win the Spanish Supercup on Sunday with French World Cup winner Ousmane Dembele hitting a sensational winner to help give Lionel Messi a winning start as captain