Spain’s frustrations all too familiar as Sweden hold steady for a point

Seville crowd brings the noise but scoreless draw sends them home disappointed

Spain scrape win over Georgia with late Dani Olmo strike

Luis Enrique’s side leave it late to pick up first win of World Cup qualifying campaign

PSG move on to quarter-finals as Lionel Messi shows his class for Barcelona

Ousmane Dembélé’s first-half misses rule out any chance of another stunning comeback

Kylian Mbappé scores stunning hat-trick as PSG humiliate Barcelona

Lionel Messi had given Barca the lead from the penalty spot before the tide turned

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

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

Luis Suarez scores twice on Atletico debut as Barcelona make winning start

European round-up: Bayern Munich suffer first defeat in all competitions in 33 matches

Messi split-up: How Barcelona and their greatest ever player drifted apart

Relationship with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu has gone from bad to worse

Can Koeman be the new broom that sweeps Barcelona clean?

‘Returning legend’ plans to clear out club’s old guard – except Messi – but it won’t be easy

Barcelona hit the ground running as they thrash Mallorca

Lionel Messi rounds things off with Martin Braithwaite also on the scoresheet

Late Messi penalty sees Barcelona end Real Sociedad resistance

Barça return to the top of La Liga after VAR breaks Basque hearts at the Nou Camp

Real Madrid go top as Zidane finally gets Bernabéu win over Barca

Zinedine Zidane wins his first match as manager against Catalans at Bernabéu

Injuries and poor form lead to low-key Clasico build-up

‘This Clasico is like a race between two injured people,’ says Jorge Valdano

Barcelona made to work hard for Getafe win

Champions made to sweat for all three points by the impressive visitors

Valencia end Quique Setien’s Barcelona honeymoon

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s heroics not enough as Maxi Gomez seals the seal at Mestalla

Ken Early: Did Lionel Messi’s team talk help Liverpool beat Barcelona?

Club documentary shows Messi summoning the negative ghosts of Rome in Anfield dressing room

Griezmann bags brace as Barca bounce back against Real Betis

Summer signing inspires comeback after Nabil Fekir’s early opener at the Nou Camp

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

Messi magic puts Barcelona in total control against Liverpool

Stunning free-kick was Argentinian’s 600th goal for the club

Lionel Messi reminds Mohamed Salah who the real master is

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

TV View: Divine Messi leaves Liverpool on the highway to hell

Visitors left without a prayer as Barça star shows his higher powers

Champions League semi-finals - what we can look forward to

Spurs take on Ajax and Liverpool meet Barcelona in the last four of the Champions League

Man United go with Rashford at centre forward against Barcelona

Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard come in while Alexis Sanchez named on bench

Here’s how to beat Barcelona in the Catalan capital

A look back over their 10 home defeats in 15 years of matches at Camp Nou in Catalonia

Barcelona warm up for Man United visit with Huesca stalemate

Ernesto Valverde rings the changes as La Liga’s basement side hold the leaders

Scrappy Barcelona squeeze win from Old Trafford trip

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

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

Sergio Ramos keeps his cool to give Spain a winning start

Barella and Kean score their first international goals as Italy beat Finland

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

Messi penalty enough for Barcelona against stubborn Valladolid

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Jordi Masip saved another Messi spot kick

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

Lionel Messi scores for eighth straight game as Barcelona triumph

Girona battled hard with 10 men before Argentine star scored his side’s second goal

Lucas Moura completes mission impossible as Spurs qualify for last 16

Mauricio Pochettino’s side earn draw against understrength Barcelona at the Nou Camp

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

Barcelona enjoy convincing win over Inter Milan without Messi

Round-up: Di Maria’s late equaliser denies Napoli in Paris; Borussia Dortmund put four past Atletico

Spain’s new dynasty taking shape under Luis Enrique’s skilled hand

Out of the trauma of the World Cup a new team has emerged and is thriving

Spurs bewitched as Lionel Messi casts another magical spell over Wembley

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

La Liga wide open as big three have poor start to the season

Sevilla have benefited most from the stumbling form of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid

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