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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi beat the all-time European record for goals in a single season on Wednesday night as his hat-trick helped them to a 4-1 win against Malaga.

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has called Brazilian counterpart Pele "stupid" for suggesting that Barcelona star Lionel Messi is not as good as Santos starlet Neymar.

Gerard Pique expressed his relief after Barcelona kept their La Liga title hopes alive after defeating Mallorca despite finishing with ten men.

Barcelona players queued up to sing the praises of Lionel Messi after he broke the club's all-time scoring record on Tuesday, with Gerard Pique and Victor Valdes labelling him the "best ever".

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has broken the club's all-time goalscoring record of 232 on Tuesday night.

Three-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi says he has no plans to play in the Premier League as he wants to spend the rest of his career at Barcelona.

Roberto Carlos has revealed Anzhi Makhachkala will attempt to sign both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when their contracts expire.

Three-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi insists manager Pep Guardiola is far more important to Barcelona's success than himself.

A host of top players and pundits have hailed Barcelona star Lionel Messi as the greatest player of all-time after he became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League game in the 7-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen.

Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a single Champions League game as Barcelona booked their place in quarter-finals with an emphatic 7-1 win against Bayer Leverkusen.

Barcelona lurched to a much-needed win over lowly Sporting Gijon on a night they struggled for a cutting edge without Lionel Messi.

Barcelona beat third placed Valencia 5-1 at the Nou Camp with Lionel Messi in sensation form as he bagged all four goals to cut the gap to Real Madrid to ten points.

Roberto Martinez has compared forward Victor Moses to FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi as the club continue talks over a new contract with the player.

The Spanish FA (RFEF) has announced it will take no action against Real Madrid defender Pepe over his alleged stamp on the hand of Barcelona's Lionel Messi in last week's Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg.

Real Madrid will not punish defender Pepe for his apparent stamp on Barcelona's Lionel Messi during a typically fiery meeting between the two sides in the Copa del Rey in midweek.