Barcelona in the eye of the storm as Catalan crisis deepens

Guardiola’s support for independence for region continues to raise hackles at home

Athletic Bilbao consign Barcelona to first day defeat

Aritz Aduriz scores stunning late bicycle kick to crash Griezmann and De Jong’s debuts

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

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

Messi magic and De Gea mishap allow Barcelona to stroll past Man Utd

Ole Gunner Solskjær’s side outplayed at the Nou Camp

Scrappy Barcelona squeeze win from Old Trafford trip

Catalans far from their best but hard-working United fail to have a shot on target

Sergio Busquets: Beating heart of Barcelona recalls ‘highest point’ against United in 2011

‘That was the best performance of Pep’s era, where our success, our superiority, was most overwhelming’

Messi’s derby double secures win and a 10th straight 40-goal season

Ernesto Valverde’s side go 13 points clear at the top of La Liga

Barcelona restore seven-point La Liga lead after comeback win

Rayo Vallecano took the lead through on-loan Real Madrid striker Raul De Tomas

Barcelona hailed as champions-elect after Clasico win

Ivan Rakitic’s strike enough to send Barca 12 points clear of their historic rivals

Ivan Rakitic secures Barcelona another El Clasico victory

Catalans now 12 points clear of Real Madrid after second Bernabeu win of the week

Barcelona set down marker as they raid Bernabeu in Copa del Rey

Victory in second leg of semi-final comes three days before league meeting

Malcom earns draw for Barcelona as Real Madrid take upper hand

Lucas Vazquez on target for Real as they leave Nou Camp with Copa del Rey draw

Lionel Messi’s brace rescues a point for Barça against Valencia

Barcelona’s run of eight-consecutive La Liga wins ended but they remain six points clear

Sports Review 2018: Messi business and Argentina’s national humiliation

The shock of a 3-0 defeat to Croatia in Nizhny led to World Cup misery

Real Betis end Barcelona’s unbeaten home run as Messi returns

Ivan Rakitic sent off as Catalans lose at home for the first time in over two years

No Messi no problem for Barça as they hit Real Madrid for five

Luis Suárez’s hat-trick puts Julen Lopetegui on the brink with his side ninth in La Liga

Croatia’s World Cup honeymoon was wild but short-lived

Retirements, scandals and a 6-0 loss to Spain have followed memorable final run in Russia

Spurs bewitched as Lionel Messi casts another magical spell over Wembley

Barcelona’s star man shows off his full portfolio of skills in London

Barcelona narrowly avoid another defeat

Messi comes off the bench to help rescue a draw against Bilbao

Barcelona stunned by defeat at lowly Leganes

Philippe Coutinho gave the champions the lead but they crumbled in the second half

Lionel Messi opens campaign with brilliant hat-trick against PSV

Argentine star takes advantage of tiring Dutch side with late goals

Eight is the magic number as Messi and Suárez share the spoils

La Liga champions Barcelona turn on the style to hammer debutants Huesca 8-2

Barcelona off to a winning start against Alaves

Lionel Messi scores brace as champions begin title defence in fine style at Nou Camp

Ken Early: ‘It’s Coming Home’ derailed England’s dream

Phrase went from ironic joke to arrogant prediction and gave opponents motivation

Ken Early: Croatian courage pushes England off the rails

Southgate’s men unable to respond to Perisic’s equaliser while opponents grow stronger

England's unlikely lads can reach World Cup promised land

Gareth Southgate has a fully fit squad to choose from for their semi-final with Croatia

Dejan Lovren trying to forget his Harry Kane nightmares

Liverpool player has had bad times against the Spurs striker in the past

Attack-minded England aware of the threat from Modric and Rakitic

Gareth Southgate’s team hoping to exploit any tiredness in Croatia on Wednesday

Modric and Croatia wary of new-found unity in England’s camp

Real Madrid star remembers the era when England squads buckled under the pressure

World Cup 2018: Day 24 at a glance

Gareth Southgate’s England bid for a place in the semi-finals before Russia face Croatia

Flying Croatia should prove too strong for cagey Danes

Hareide’s side are on a 17-match unbeaten run but only scored twice in group stages

Argentina’s obsession with winning has caused downfall

Messi has become a tortured soul who carries the fierce demands of 45 million people

World Cup 2018 - Day Eight at a glance

Croatia and Luka Modric can leave Argentina on the brink with France also in action

World Cup 2018: your guide to Group D

Messi needs to carry Argentina while Super Eagles Nigeria could spring a surprise

Group D: Can Croatia live up to their dark horse status?

The midfield options are impressive but off-field issues could halt progress again

Barcelona sweep past Roma to put one foot in the last four

Lionel Messi kept quiet but Giallorossi left to rue two own goals

Barcelona agree pre-contract deal for Brazilian midfielder Arthur

Ousmane Dembele earns praise after shining in Messi’s absence

All in the Game: Silence golden and respected for Messi

Ineffective Berbatov gets a lot off his chest, quote of the week and by the numbers

Barcelona’s Messi severely punishes Chelsea’s one mistake

Andreas Christensen’s howler is punished at Stamford Bridge

Eden Hazard eager to prove his pedigree against Barcelona

Chelsea midfielder seeks to justify the regular comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo

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