Mbappé’s star shines brightest as Barça and Messi fade to black

PSG look to have the right French wonderkid as Dembélé fluffs his lines

Champions League round-up: Barcelona tame Juventus in Turin

Goals from Dembele and Messi seal the points in night’s headline clash

Man United contact Barça over Ousmane Dembélé loan deal

23-year-old has made just 52 La Liga starts since big-money Dortmund switch in 2017

Dortmund say Man United must pay more than €120m for Sancho

Hopes that German club’s stance would soften have not been realised

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

Suárez to be shown Nou Camp door as Koeman’s Barça cull begins

Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal and Samuel Umtiti also reportedly on verge of Barcelona exit

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

RB Leipzig and Upamecano look to hold back PSG’s forward class

21-year-old defender is the influential conductor of German side

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

In turmoil on and off the pitch: Where did it all go wrong for Barcelona?

Third draw in four for Catalan club has made defending their La Liga title very difficult

Werner-to-Liverpool might turn out to be an era-defining non-signing

Non-signing of German another part of commercially-sound team-building strategy

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

Sid Lowe: Are we witnessing the end of the Messi era at Barcelona?

How the Argentinian star’s patience finally snapped at the Camp Nou

Valverde questions late reds as Barcelona thrash Sevilla

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

Griezmann bags brace as Barca bounce back against Real Betis

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

Athletic Bilbao consign Barcelona to first day defeat

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

Ken Early: England’s attempts to play like City are doomed

Leave the high-end stuff to the Champions League. At international level, basic is best

Valencia complete Barcelona’s miserable end of season run

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

Lionel Messi admits Liverpool loss ‘has spoilt a little the year’

Barcelona look to finish the season on a high with fifth straight Copa del Rey title

Lionel Messi reminds Mohamed Salah who the real master is

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

Man United go with Rashford at centre forward against Barcelona

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

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

Barcelona warm up for Man United visit with Huesca stalemate

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

Barcelona restore seven-point La Liga lead after comeback win

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

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

Gareth Bale cuts an increasingly detached figure at Real Madrid

Bale doesn’t look happy, doesn’t speak Spanish and his teammates call him ‘the golfer’

Messi scores 50th career hat-trick and claims Barcelona back to their best

Catalans go 10 points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga

Barcelona frustrated as Lyon hold out for draw

Marc Andre ter Stegen makes two vital saves in France

Messi penalty enough for Barcelona against stubborn Valladolid

Former Barcelona goalkeeper Jordi Masip saved another Messi spot kick

Jadon Sancho: ‘Hopefully I can show London people what I’m about’

He’ll be back in London on Wednesday for Champions League last-16 clash with Spurs

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

Lucas Moura completes mission impossible as Spurs qualify for last 16

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

Barcelona boss Valverde hails ‘extraordinary’ Lionel Messi

Barca thrash city rivals Espanyol 4-0 after Messi opens scoring with sublime free-kick

Aubameyang is known for his flamboyance yet he delivers the goals

Klopp says his team will be facing in the Arsenal striker ‘one of the best players for the counterattack on the planet’

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

There’ll be no Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi in next weekend’s ‘Clasico’

Ronaldo is at Juventus while Catalan club’s talisman suffered an injury on Saturday

Antoine Griezmann double seals French comeback win against Germany

Pressure set to grow on Joachim Löw after Stade de France defeat

Lionel Messi opens campaign with brilliant hat-trick against PSV

Argentine star takes advantage of tiring Dutch side with late goals

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