What went wrong for Barcelona against Real Madrid? And where does Lionel Messi fit at Camp Nou?

06.04.2023 - 16:17 eurosport.com

FC Barcelona are in a very curious place at the moment. On the one hand they are top of La Liga by twelve points, and are set to win the title for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

They are also on course to smash most of the defensive records across Europe. Through 27 league games they have conceded a preposterous nine goals.

Ad However in the Champions League they finished behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in their group to go into the Europa League and they often looked outclassed at times.

Copa del ReyBenzema hits hat-trick to sink Barca and send Real into Copa del Rey finalA DAY AGO That feeling of being a step below the competition continued in the Europa League as they were beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Manchester United.

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Barcelona plotting Messi move With Lionel Messi yet to agree to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona are putting their affairs in order as they look to re-sign their legendary former player. Ad Spanish newspaper Marca reports that Barcelona will sell some assets to raise funds to get their accounts signed off by La Liga.

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'I Hope To Play With Lionel Messi Next Season At Barcelona': Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski would love Lionel Messi to return to the Catalan club from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, he said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Argentine World Cup winner left Barca in 2021 when the club could not afford to renew his contract and his PSG deal expires in June. Amid whistles from PSG supporters who see Messi as a symbol of the club's mistakes in chasing star signings instead of building a competitive team, Barcelona are openly courting the forward. "Messi belongs to Barca and if he returns it would be something incredible," said Lewandowski.