Messi could be suspended for up to 12 games for the red card he received in the final minutes of his team’s 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in Seville on Sunday.
Iñaki Williams' goal in extra time gave Athletic the lead and a come-from-behind win.
Barcelona's all-time leading scorer has been nursing an unspecified fitness issue that caused coach Ronald Koeman to leave him out of the semifinal on Wednesday against Real Sociedad.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen made two crucial saves in extra time and then stopped two penalties in the shootout.
Slots an outrageous free-kick from underneath jumping Granada defenders despite a man guarding the wall to block such shot in Barcelona's 4-0 win; Messi and Griezmann scores brace in the win.
Messi slots an outrageous free-kick from underneath jumping Granada defenders despite a man guarding the wall to block such shot in Barcelona's 4-0 win; sending his son Mateo into jubilation.
Griezmann scored a brace and set up Lionel Messi for one of the Argentine’s two goals on Saturday to lead Barcelona to a 4-0 win at Granada.
Teenager Pedro “Pedri” González canceled out Iñaki William’s opener for Bilbao before Messi added two goals to secure an away win for Barcelona that lifted it into third place.
Lionel Messi set up Frenkie de Jong for a goal to help earn a 1-0 win at Huesca on Sunday in the Argentine great’s 750th overall appearance for Barcelona and his 500th in the Spanish league.
A second consecutive home draw meant Ronald Koeman’s side slipped into sixth place after Sevilla moved into fourth with a 2-0 win over Villarreal, which fell into fifth.
As of Jan. 1, Messi could negotiate with other clubs as his contract with Barcelona is set to expire in June.
Messi has been linked with a move to Manchester City, where he would be reunited with Guardiola, since he expressed a desire to leave Barcelona in the summer.
Lionel Messi surpassed Pele's all-time scoring record for a single club, as he netted his 644th goal for Barcelona in the club's 3-0 win over Real Valladolid.
The legendary Brazilian footballer says he admires Messi very much after the Argentine surpasses Pele's higest goalscorer record for a single club.
Messi's 643rd career goal for Barcelona since his 2004 debut matched Pelé’s tally for Santos accumulated from 1957-74. Messi is Barcelona’s and the Spanish league’s all-time leading scorer.
Robert Lewandowski played a crucial role in Bayern Munich's successful 2019-20 campaign, during which they lifted the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League titles.
The esteemed line-up also includes Brazil's three-time World Cup winner Pele and legendary Argentinian Diego Maradona, who died last month of a heart-attack.
Messi fired a left-footed shot off the far post and into the net to get Barcelona’s breakthrough in the 76th minute after Levante had withstood the hosts with tenacious defending.
This year's winner will be announced next Thursday in a virtual ceremony.
Juventus defeated Barcelona 3-0 in their last match of the CL group stage, while Man Utd suffered a 3-2 defeat to RB Leipzig which put an end to their campaign.
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