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                                 Going into the start of this season, Real Madrid were an unstoppable force. The unrelenting form that led them to their league and Champions League double last season continued into the new campaign, as they defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup before subjecting Barcelona to a chastening 5-1 aggregate defeat in the Supercopa de España.

                                Chelsea star Eden Hazard is capable of reaching the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Frank Lampard.

Lionel Messi struck a brace either side of an Ivan Rakitic goal to power Barcelona to a dominant 3-0 win over Juventus at Camp Nou on Tuesday.

                                  There is never a dearth of drama in European football and here is proof Messi finally scores against Gigi Buffon!

                                     We ran out of superlatives to describe Lionel Messi a long, long time ago.

                                 LIONEL MESSI has signed his new four-year contract at Barcelona, says president Josep Maria Bartomeu, even though the club are yet to make an announcement on the de.

    Lionel Messi continued his rampant start to the season to help Barcelona slay a sorry Juventus side who simply crumbled at the Camp Nou and were barely recognizable from the team who dumped the Catalans out of the Champions League last season so comprehensively. Messi began and ended the rout with two crisp finishes, finally beating Gianluigi Buffon in his fourth game against the Italy veteran, while Ivan Rakitic's goal in between had the Argentine's prints all over it. Andres Iniesta also rolled the years back with a display that whipped the Barca faithful into a party atmosphere.