"Will I play in the Premier League one day? I have said that I want to be at Barcelona for life. I will be here for as long as they want me," he explains in the Daily Express.
"I owe Barcelona more than for giving me a chance - I owe them for changing my life."
That's what Messi declared when asked about his chances of playing in the Premier League. What do you think?
Messi is the best player in the world, that's a fact!
Ozil proved to be better than him at the World Cup.
Former German international Kalus Allofs, currently Weder Bremen general manager stated that "Ozil is an incredible player, capable of coming up with remarkable plays. In short, he is a world-class player. I have not seen any more effective play in South Africa, not even from Lionel Messi." So far the German midfielder has scored one goal at the World Cup, Messi is still waiting for his first net in South Africa. Also Mesut Ozil has two assists to his name while Lionel Messi only achieved one so far.
I'm afraid not, the Greeks might walk away with more than a draw!
The Champions League group stage kicks off and Spanish giants Barcelona will have to face strong Greek side Panathinaikos. Barca have lost their last league game, a shocking 2-0 home defeat at the hands of newly-promoted Hercules. Will they win the Champions League match against Panathinaikos?
Barcelona won 2-1 at Atletico Madrid but lost their star player, Lionel Messi, who had to be stretchered off the pitch after a late tackle from Tomas Ujfalusi. The club stated that Messi has sprained the external ligament in his right ankle and will be out for three weeks. Barcelona will have four games to play during that period, against Sporting Gijon, Real Mallorca and Athletic Bilbao in the league plus the UEFA Champions League trip to Rubin Kazan. Will they manage to do well without him?
Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine footballer who was born in June 24th 1987. He is currently 23 years old. Lionel is considered to be one of the footballers around and plays for the FC Barcelona and is on the Argentina national team. Lionel has received honors in many different fields. For Argentina he has won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 and in 2008 he won an olympic gold medal. Some of his individual... read article
Playing in Russia is always difficult, we'll have an upset!
Barcelona got off to a great start to the Champions League group stage by beating Panathinaikos 5-1 at Camp Nou while Rubin Kazan got beaten 1-0 away by FC Copenhagen. This time Barcelona will have to travel to Russia without Messi, can they avoid the upset?
