Messi scored four times to lead a 5-0 win over Eibar on Saturday, a victory that gave Barcelona the lead in the Spanish league and some relief to the club’s beleaguered executive board.
Sergio Aguero saw his spot kick saved but was spared by Gabriel Jesus, who came on as a substitute for his fellow striker and scored an 80th-minute winner.
A goal and an assist each from Kevin De Bruyne helped Manchester City beat West Ham 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
A UEFA judging panel banned City last Friday from European competitions in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons for breaking financial monitoring rules and failing to fully cooperate with investigators
Manchester City have been banned by UEFA from the Champions League for two seasons because of funneling money around Abu Dhabi to fund sponsorships and comply with UEFA's FFP rules.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed his shock at UEFA's decision to suspend Manchester City from the Champions League for two years.
Four teams from England will participate in the next season's Champions League despite the ban on Manchester City.
The desire to win the premier European title might take Guardiola away from Etihad. To acquire Guardiola's service will not be an easy task for any club as hiring a manager of his stature will not be a walkover.
Manchester City was on Friday banned from Champions League for the next two seasons by Uefa. A fine of €30m (£25m) was also imposed on the Premier League Champions after they were found to have misled European football’s governing body and broken financial fair play rules.
The announcement was made five hours before the scheduled kickoff in the northern English city of Manchester, with City citing safety concerns due to “extreme and escalating weather conditions."
City’s announcement that Sterling has a damaged left hamstring and will miss Sunday’s match against West Ham has raised fears that he also could miss crucial upcoming games like the English League Cup final and the Champions League match
Second-place City's sixth loss of their Premier League title defence left Liverpool 22 points clear with 13 games remaining and in contention to end their 30-year league title drought
Nemanja Matic's goal made the sole difference in the evening, but Manchester City advanced to final with a 3-2 aggregate lead.
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Gabriel Jesus's brace and a goal each from Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City beat Fulham 4-0.
The Argentina striker tapped in at the far post in the 73rd minute following another perfectly weighted cross from Kevin De Bruyne, giving the Belgian his 15th assist of the campaign.
Crystal Palace scored a late goal as Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw while Spurs and Arsenal drew 0-0 and 1-1 against Watford and Sheffield respectively.
Beyond the records for Aguero - now the league's all-time top-scoring foreign player on 177 goals and scorer of most hat tricks by any player with 12 — the whole City team shone in yet another big win.
Aguero scored his 175th and 176th career EPL goals on Sunday for Man City at Aston Villa in his 255th league appearance.
Manchester City scored three goals in the first half as Pep Guardiola's side cruised to a 3-1 win over Manchester United in the first leg of Carabao Cup semifinals.
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