http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Barcelona says Lionel Messi will be sidelined for up to three weeks after re-aggravating his right hamstring strain.]]> May 14, 2013 00:31:50 PDT World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will start on the bench for Barcelona in the Champions League second leg semifinal against Bayern on Wednesday.]]> May 01, 2013 07:58:36 PDT As Barcelona gears up to host Bayern Munich in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal Wednesday, former Barca coach and newly minted Bayern coach Pep Guardiola cast an analytical eye.]]> May 01, 2013 03:19:20 PDT Barcelona's Andres Iniesta said Thursday it is too early to speak of the end of an era in Spanish football.]]> April 25, 2013 07:49:42 PDT Paris Saint-Germain star David Beckham said that Cristiano Ronaldo "doesn't reach the level of (Lionel) Messi," according to a report.]]> April 12, 2013 04:19:23 PDT Barcelona medical staff said Lionel Messi did not suffer any worsening of his ailing hamstring during Wednesday's Champions League 1-1 draw vs. Paris Saint-Germain.]]> April 11, 2013 02:25:04 PDT Barcelona set its starting lineup Wednesday and striker Lionel Messi was not on it for the Champions League clash vs. Paris Saint-Germain, the club confirmed on its website.]]> April 10, 2013 08:00:51 PDT Neither Barca assistant coach Jourdi Roura nor Andres Iniesta could say for sure whether Argentina striker Lionel Messi would be in the lineup for Wednesday's Champions League quarterfinal clash vs. Paris Saint-Germain.]]> April 09, 2013 08:44:49 PDT Barcelona has ruled out Lionel Messi for the La Liga match vs. Mallorca, but opened a window Wednesday for him to play in the return vs. PSG.]]> April 03, 2013 02:41:48 PDT Argentina fought back from a goal down to claim a potentially valuable point from its World Cup qualifier in Bolivia.]]> March 26, 2013 14:03:46 PDT Two goals from Gonzalo Higuain plus a Lionel Messi penalty handed Argentina a convincing 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Venezuela in Buenos Aires on Friday night.]]> March 22, 2013 17:06:53 PDT Lionel Messi feels "proud" that Pope Francis is a fellow Argentine and wants to meet the new head of the Roman Catholic church.]]> March 21, 2013 06:08:30 PDT Lionel Messi and David Villa combined to devastating effect to see off Rayo Vallecano and help Barcelona restore their 13-point lead at the top of La Liga Sunday.]]> March 17, 2013 12:53:48 PDT Lionel Messi took to China's social media Tencet Weibo Wednesday to address his fans for the first time since scoring two first-half goals to power Barcelona to a 4-0 Champions League round of 16 win over AC Milan.]]> March 13, 2013 06:53:50 PDT Barcelona made a lot of changes ahead of next week's Champions League clash with AC Milan but still picked up a comfortable 2-0 La Liga win over Deportivo La Coruna at the Nou Camp on Saturday.]]> March 09, 2013 10:12:13 PST