The star status of the Barcelona forward, whose contract expires this summer, has been built on numerous titles and scoring records, as well as his exploits in one of soccer's top rivalries.
A late winner by Ousmane Dembele gave Barcelona control of its own fate in the race for La Liga title.
The Barcelona vs Real Valladolid match, which ended 1-0, had its fair share of controversy too as Lionel Messi was seen hitting out at match referee Jaime Latre at half time with the scoreline locked a stalemate.
Barcelona stayed close in La Liga title race by routing fifth-place Real Sociedad 6-1.
Lionel Messi scored twice as he tied Xavi Hernández's record of most appearances for Barcelona.
The signs were all there at Parc des Princes for paranoid Barcelona fans who fear Lionel Messi will follow the path of Neymar and bolt for Paris Saint-Germain once the season ends.
With Barca trailing early in the match, Messi took matters into this own hands, smashing an unstoppable shot past Navas with ferocious power.
The six-time Ballon d'Or winner had a penalty saved by goalkeeper Keylor Navas on the stroke of halftime, his first miss from the spot in the Champions League since 2015.
It is the first time since 2005 that neither Messi nor his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo have reached the last eight of the Champions League.
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Barcelona extended its undefeated run to 16 league matches to keep the pressure on Atlético a day before it hosts third-place Real Madrid in a Spanish capital derby.
Barcelona will meet Sevilla again on Wednesday needing to overcome a 2-0 first-leg loss in the return leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.
Barcelona move back to third place in the league standings, two points behind second-place Real Madrid and five from leader Atlético Madrid.
Five days after being beaten 4-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Ronald Koeman’s side saw two points slip away when substitute Álex Fernández converted an 88th-minute penalty conceded by Clement Lenglet.
After Messi put Barcelona ahead from the penalty spot, Mbappé netted a hat trick at the Camp Nou Stadium on Tuesday to give PSG a 4-1 win in the first leg of their round-of-16 matchup.
Messi scored two screamers in his record-equaling 505th La Liga appearance for Barcelona to help them stay in touch with leader Atlético Madrid.
Ivan Rakitic inspires Sevilla to 2-0 win over Barcelona in Copa del Rey semis 1st leg as Messi's 900th game ends in despair.
Messi showed why Barcelona agreed to keep him an extremely rich man when on Sunday he acted as Ronald Koeman’s super-sub, scoring one goal and setting up another to help Barcelona earn a 3-2 win at Real Betis.
Details of Messi’s 555 million euro ($671 million) contract over four seasons were released by the El Mundo newspaper on Sunday, upsetting the club and instigating the promise of lawsuits.
Lionel Messi was at his lethal best on Sunday night when the Barcelona striker scored a mesmerising free-kick goal in 2-1 victory over Athletic Club.
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