Koeman’s sacking by Barcelona the inevitable culmination of a long goodbye

Club is in freefall and president Laporta had been trying since the summer to replace the Dutch man

Barcelona will try to get over shock Lionel Messi loss as they face Bayern

Busquets says club have made progress since seismic 8-2 defeat

Messi’s Barcelona exit end of an era for all, not just the pocket genius

Barca’s consistent talisman has scored more than 20 league goals in 13 consecutive seasons

Barcelona now the club where everyone can be sold off except Messi

Catalan club insist that they are no longer concerned about Messi leaving

New Italy has veered away from the ‘Spanish-isation’ of its game

Italy concluded in 2010 that the only way to beat the Spanish was to try to become more like them

Messi’s red-card outburst the act of a desperate, hopeless man

Actions were pure human malice, a volcano of rage that was accumulating for years

Ken Early: Liverpool have crumbled without Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool have to be more cautious without defender, leading to a system breakdown

Pochettino leaves open possibility of Messi joining him at Paris Saint-Germain

New manager in no doubt his primary mission is to turn PSG into European champions

Neil Lennon defiant after Ross County shock Celtic

Lionel Messi pays tribute to Maradona as Barcelona return to winning ways

Jim McGuinness: Will Dessie Farrell follow the Jim Gavin playbook?

Teams will watch for signs of new Dublin manager’s intent, and clues to football’s future

Piqué lays into Barça over handling of Messi contract situation

Club preparing for first Clásico against Real Madrid as board faces vote of no confidence

Lionel Messi confirms he will stay at Barcelona to avoid a legal dispute

Wantaway star says President Bartomeu’s management of Catalan club is ‘a disaster’

La Liga sides with Barcelona over Lionel Messi’s contract

33-year-old fails to turn up for Covid-19 test as doubts increase over Nou Camp future

Appalling vista of Lionel Messi’s Barcelona exit not a case of if, but when

Mounting crisis is such that talismanic star has turned his back on all – club, home, plans

Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave on a free transfer

Legal battle awaits as 33-year-old informs Catalan club he wants to leave Camp Nou

Ken Early: Sad truth is Messi has become a problem for Barcelona

Allowing the wonderful but slow star to set the tempo for the club has been a disaster

Barcelona and Bayern battle for right to take on nouveau riche

Decorated clubs a core part of Europe’s soccer aristocracy

Ter Stegen v Neuer: Barça v Bayern a proxy war for Germany’s number one rivals

Germany’s top two goalkeepers are locked in an increasingly tense rivalry

Covid-19: Barcelona’s Todibo confirms he is player to test positive

Defender not been in contact with senior side travelling for Champions League quarter-final

Messi weaves his magic again to guide Barça past Napoli

Barcelona will meet Bayern Munich after Nou Camp victory

Barcelona in crisis as six board members resign in protest

Six unhappy with how club is being run and call for president Bartomeu to hold election

Barcelona consider 70% pay cut for as long as coronavirus lockdown lasts

Spanish labour laws allow for companies to apply temporary measures in exceptional circumstances

Uefa report shows stark difference between football’s rich and poor

Airtricity League ranked 36th of 55 top flights in Europe with combined turnover of €15m

Quique Setién admits Barcelona job is beyond ‘my wildest dreams’

‘My objective is to win everything. Everything you can win, this club has no other path to follow’

Xavi undecided on offer to coach Barcelona

Xavi has only been in management since July when he took over Qatari club Al Sadd

Barcelona’s October 26th clash with Real Madrid postponed

El Clasico to be rearranged over security concerns due to political demonstrations

Valverde questions late reds as Barcelona thrash Sevilla

Lionel Messi rounds off the scoring before Ronald Araujo and Dembele are sent off

Philippe Coutinho to join Bayern Munich on season-long loan

Brazilian’s loan deal with Bundesliga champions expected to include an option to buy

Lionel Messi’s flame may be fading but the memories will never diminish

Barcelona great turns 32 on Monday but his place in the popular imagination is assured

Valencia complete Barcelona’s miserable end of season run

Valencia knock Catalans off Copa del Rey throne and deny them consecutive doubles

Barcelona president insists Ernesto Valverde’s job is safe

The Catalan club have signed FC Groningen youngster Ludovit Reis for next season

Guardiola: City will be ‘destroyed’ if they fail to win league

‘I know we will be judged, we have to win,’ says manager ahead of final clash at Brighton

Whatever happens, Moura will always have Amsterdam

Despite his personal heroics in the semi-final win, modest Brazilian remains the epitome of a team player

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ‘genius moment’ summed up Liverpool

Defender’s quick-thinking and effort encapsulated Klopp’s side

Messi made Klopp pay a costly price for his high-risk tactics

Attacking Barcelona is a brave gambit but it can also leave teams fatally exposed

Lionel Messi reminds Mohamed Salah who the real master is

Liverpool forward didn’t play badly but was outshone at Camp Nou

Jürgen Klopp knows Liverpool must ‘suffer’ to beat Barcelona

Liverpool manager says Argentinian is the greatest player of all time

Lionel Messi challenge holds no fear for Virgil van Dijk

‘Barça are one of the best teams in the world but anything can happen’

Solskjær says he will not drop De Gea for visit of Chelsea

Sarri will consider his first season at Chelsea a success whatever the outcome of the club’s pursuit of Champions League qualification

Barcelona goalkeeper says one goal lead ‘not enough to defend’

‘The good thing is that we play differently to PSG but they are really dangerous

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