Expectations on Lionel Messi too high, says Xavi Hernandez

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Barcelona's Lionel Messi (left) tries to score against Athletic Bilbao's goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz during their La Liga soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. Barcelona

Follow us at @WorldSportCNN and like us on Facebook (CNN) -- It was far from vintage Barcelona, but it was enough to keep alive the Catalan club's dwindling hopes of retaining the Spanish league title. With white handkerchiefs waving in the Camp ...

Victory lifts Barca into second place, two points ahead of Real Madrid having played a game more, but still four points adrift of leaders Atletico Madrid with four games remaining.

10:44pm BST By MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi smashed in a superb free kick to complete a 2-1 comeback win for injury-hit Barcelona at home to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday that kept alive their slim hopes of a fifth La Liga title in six years. After ...

Lionel Messi will be offered an improved contract at Barcelona, according to club president Josep Bartomeu. The 26-year-old Argentina international's current deal expires in 2018 but Bartomeu insists he deserves a "modification". "We want to ...

Madrid Lionel Messi will continue to be Barcelona's leading light despite the Argentine superstar suffering a stream of criticism in recent weeks, the Spanish team's president said Saturday. Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted that Messi should not ...

Lionel Messi se ha desempeñado de forma consistente para Argentina desde que Alejandro Sabella tomó las riendas de Argentina en el 2011, Lionel Messi has performed consistently for Argentina since coach Alejandro Sabella took charge of the ...

ARGENTINE superstar Lionel Messi helped salvage Barcelona's season in Spain, while Dimitar Berbatov got the job done for Monaco in France. It's all in today's edition

Key points - Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Bilbao - Barca four points off top of La Liga - Pedro and Messi score for Barca - Aritz Aduriz opened scoring Join the discussion Send an SMS to 81111 REPORT By Andy Cryer Barcelona ...