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Match Highlights – PSG vs Barcelona, Manchester City vs Roma
For the first time this season, Barcelona conceded and eventually lost, succumbing to a strong PSG performance and a 3-2 result. Manchester City remain win-less in the group stage so far this season, finishing their home match with Roma in a 1-1 draw.
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Match Highlights – Barcelona vs Granada
The clean sheets for Barcelona continue in a tremendous 6-0 win over Granada, with Neymar scoring his first hat trick for the club while Lionel Messi continues to do his assist magic, adding two goals and another coming from Ivan Rakitic.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is the Best Scorer in the World, Lionel Messi the Best Player
Winning the Ballon d’Or last year hasn’t made Cristiano Ronaldo the best footballer in the world. It’s hard to argue with numbers: He is scoring at a scary ratio and is doing it better than anyone else right now. But the best player? That’s Lionel Messi, even without the same number of goals.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Learns How to Make Neymar Better
At some point, it had to happen. In order for Neymar and later Luis Suarez to succeed as scoring forwards in the Barcelona front, Lionel Messi had to start changing the way he plays. It might mean we’ll see him score less, but for such an incredible passer and intelligent player, suddenly playing in a different role isn’t that much of a problem.
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Match Highlights – Levante vs Barcelona
After scraping through and struggling at home, Barcelona finally let loose to remain perfect in the Spanish La Liga with a 5-0 win over Levante as Lionel Messi did score but once again looked at his best when setting up Neymar and Sandro, while Pedro and Ivan Rakitic scored as well.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Schalke, Barcelona vs APOEL
After doing so well since the start of the season, Chelsea are finally held without a win, drawing 1-1 with Schalke, equalizing through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar after an opener from Cesc Fabregas which should have been disallowed. Barcelona didn’t look very impressive once again, but one goal from Gerard Pique in the first half was enough for a 1-0 win over APOEL Nicosia.
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Match Highlights – Chelsea vs Swansea, Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao
The impressive start for Chelsea this season carries on, coming back from an early John Terry goal to win 4-2 against Swansea, mostly thanks to a hat trick by Diego Costa. Barcelona are also perfect in the Spanish La Liga, pulling off a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, as Lionel Messi set up Neymar for two late and clinching goals.
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The Problem of Having Lionel Messi
Is Lionel Messi actually making his teams, Barcelona and Argentina from time to time, worse, by simply being out there on the pitch? Is he so good that he hurts the flow of the game? Not necessarily, but there are times that make you wonder about the necessity of such a big star and the downside of having someone so good, who knows he is that good, on your team.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Keeps Getting Another Teenager to Help Him
Experimental yet successful might be the headline that described the first two matches in charge for Luis Enrique, who keeps throwing in teenagers to different positions while everything else revolves around Lionel Messi and a soft defense, yet Barcelona manage to get away with it.
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Match Highlights – Villarreal vs Barcelona
A tough away venue didn’t stop Barcelona from picking up three more points, coming away with a 1-0 win over Villarreal at El Madrigal thanks to a goal from Sandro Ramirez who was one of the few players who changed the match coming off the bench.