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Messi treats Barca team-mates `nothing more than cones`: Samuel Umtiti
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Nov.30 (ANI): Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has revealed that he feels like an inanimate object when forced to play against star striker Lionel Messi during the training sessions.
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Guardiola wants Messi to end his career at Barca
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], Nov.26 (ANI):Despite Manchester City officials trying their best to sign Lionel Messi in recent years, manager Pep Guardiola has in contrast expressed his deep desire to see Argentine star striker end his illustrious career at Barcelona.
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Messi's brace helps Barcelona send Celtic crashing out of Europe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Nov. 24 (ANI): Star striker Lionel Messi scored twice as Celtic were eliminated from European competition as Barcelona won 2-0 against the Scottish champions to secure top spot in Champions League Group C.
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Sevilla's Vitolo dubs Messi as `best player in history` post La Liga
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sevilla [Spain], Nov.7 (ANI): Sevilla forward Vitolo described Argentina star striker Lionel Messi as the best player ever to take to a football pitch after the latter guided Barcelona to a hard-fought 2-1 win in the La Liga clash between the two sides on Monday.
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Barca stage stirring comeback to stun Sevilla 2-1 in La Liga
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sevilla [Spain], Nov.7 (ANI): Star Striker Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to come from behind and claim a hard-fought 2-1 win over Sevilla in their La Liga clash at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan here on Monday.
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Atletico's Griezmann scoops La Liga's best player of year
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Oct. 25 (ANI): Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has been named as La Liga's best player for the 2015-2016 season, thus becoming the first person other than star strikers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to ever win the coveted award.
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Messi's hat-trick inspires Barca to 4-0 rout of Man City in CL
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Oct.20 (ANI): Star striker Lionel Messi marked his return to Barcelona with a hat-trick as the Spanish giants clinched a 4-0 win over Manchester City in their Champions League Group C clash here at Camp Nou on Thursday.
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Guardiola denies trying to sign Messi, Neymar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.19 (ANI): Ending months of speculations, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has insisted that he never tried to sign Barcelona star strikers Lionel Messi and Neymar in the close season.
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Messi-less Argentina held to 2-2 draw by Peru in WC qualifiers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Oct.7 (ANI): Argentina toiled in the absence of their injured star striker Lionel Messi as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Peru in their World Cup qualifying clash in Lima on Friday.
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Argentina boss lambasts Barca after losing Messi to injury
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Sept.22 (ANI):Argentina head coach Edgardo Bauza has launched a stinging attack on Barcelona after losing star striker Lionel Messi to groin injury for the next month's crucial World Cup qualifiers.
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Setback for Barca as injured Messi sidelined for three weeks
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Camp Nou [Barcelona], Sept.22 (ANI):Barcelona have suffered a major blow as star striker Lionel Messi has been sidelined for at least three weeks due to a groin injury which he suffered during team's 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in their fifth La Liga clash on Thursday.
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Messi injured in Barca's 1-1 La Liga draw against Atletico
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.22 (ANI): Star striker Lionel Messi suffered a groin injury as Barcelona were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at the hands of Atletico Madrid in their La Liga clash at the Camp Nou on Thursday.
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