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La Liga: Lionel Messi assisted and scored a goal for Barcelona in their win against Sevilla.

Barcelona failed to score the second despite a hatful of chances and Cadiz punished them with a late equaliser, Alex Fernandez converting from the spot after a wild swing from Clement Lenglet.

From nurturing the next generation of Barcelona talents to confronting one of Europe's richest, most ambitious clubs, the fork in the road for Lionel Messi's future is becoming clear.

Victory means Barcelona trail Atletico Madrid by eight points again after the leaders temporarily pulled 11 clear thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 win over Granada earlier on Saturday.

Ronald Koeman said on Friday he believes Lionel Messi is happy again at Barcelona but admits only the Argentina forward will decide his future at the club.

Lionel Messi will take a call on his Barcelona future after the end of the 2020-21 season, said a report.

La Liga: Lionel Messi is in the last year of his Barcelona contract, and recently fell victim to an article published by a Spanish newspaper.

Lionel Messi underlined his worth to Barcelona by scoring a sensational free-kick on Sunday as the Catalans registered a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona will take legal action against the Spanish newspaper El Mundo after it published details on Sunday of Lionel Messi's current contract, which it says is worth up to 555 million euros ($674 million) over four years.

Lionel Messi marked his return from suspension with a goal in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as Barcelona survived a scare against Rayo Vallecano to reach the quarter-finals.

Barcelona won again without the suspended Lionel Messi on Sunday, as goals from Frenkie de Jong and Riqui Puig were enough to secure a scruffy 2-0 win over Elche in La Liga.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino played his cards close to his chest when asked about a potential move for Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi was sent off for Barcelona for the first time in Sunday's 3-2 extra-time defeat to Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup final.

Athletic Bilbao stunned Barcelona 3-2 to win the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday as Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career.

The delay means Barcelona will not have a new regime in charge for the last week of the January transfer window, while Lionel Messi's future is set to remain unresolved for a while longer.

La Liga: Zinedine Zidane said Real Madrid's goalless draw with Osasuna on Saturday was "not a football match" and should have been called off after Spain was hit by a snowstorm.

Lionel Messi scored twice on Wednesday as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-2 in the La Liga.

New Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino responded to questions about a possible move for Lionel Messi.