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The Argentina international, who surpassed Cesar Rodriguez' record for the Catalans earlier this month, will receive special recognition ahead of the game at the weekend Lionel Messi's  feat of becoming  Barcelona 's all-time top goalscorer is set to be honoured in the build-up to the Catalan club's clash with  Athletic Bilbao  at Camp Nou on Saturday. The Argentina international broke the longstanding  record of 232 strikes for the Blaugrana  by scoring a hat-trick against Granada earlier this month. The previous holder of the landmark, Cesar Rodriguez, played for the Spanish giants between 1942 and 1955, and no player had managed to surpass his achievement for more than 50 years. Barcelona are set to honour Messi with a tribute before the match, but details are yet to be revealed. According to  Sport , there will be combined footage of both Rodriguez and the Argentine as a mark of respect to the widow and granddaught...

The Catalans' head coach feels that the Milan striker played a big role in their 2010 Liga triumph, and is looking forward to the Champions League quarter-final at San Siro Barcelona  coach  Pep Guardiola  has stated that  Zlatan Ibrahimovic  played an important part du ring his   one-year spell at Camp Nou. The Sweden international left Barcelona for AC Milan after only one season in the summer of 2010, and much has since been said about his troublesome relationship with Guardiola. Nevertheless, the former Spain international had nothing but positive words for Ibrahimovic at his press conference ahead of the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final with the Rossoneri that will see the Milan striker line up against his former team-mates. "Ibrahimovic was a very important player for us. He helped us a lot and his first six months were excellent. Part of that Liga title we won is his," Guardiola mused. The Barca coac...

Pepe handed two-match ban while Ozil and Mourinho receive one-game suspensions The Portuguese defender will not be able to take part in the club's next two Primera Division matches after confronting the referee in the wake of the midweek draw at El Madrigal The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced that  Real Madrid  defender  Pepe  has been handed a two-match ban for verbally abusing the referee in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against  Villarreal . Pepe vented his frustration at the refereeing decisions in the tunnel, with match official Jose Luis Paradas Romero mentioning the incident in his report. The RFEF decided that the defender's outburst fell into the category of 'acts of scorn or lack of consideration towards referees, club officials or sporting authorities'. Mesut Ozil will have to serve a one-game ban after being sent off during the match, while Sergio Ramos' red card has been withdrawn as the referee's account of...

Messi is football's Michael Jordan, says Guardiola The Blaugrana boss believes that the diminutive Argentine is dominating the game in the same way that the former Chicago Bulls star reigned supreme in basketball Barcelona  coach  Pep Guardiola  hailed  Lionel Messi  as football's equivalent of Michael Jordan after the forward became the club's record goalscorer in Tuesday night's 5-3 La Liga win over  Granada . The diminutive Argentine struck a sensational hat-trick at Camp Nou to move two clear of Cesar Rodriguez's previous landmark tally of 232 goals for the Catalan club. When asked immediately after the game if Messi, at the age of 24, already deserves to be ranked alongside the likes of basketball legend Jordan in the pantheon of sporting greats, Guardiola replied: "Maybe, yes. There have been very few like them in history, who dominated their sport like that." Indeed, Guardiola is in no doubt that Messi must now be consi...

The Barcelona full-back needs another liver transplant, and the Portuguese trainer has put sporting hostilities to one side to wish the defender the best of luck Real Madrid  boss  Jose Mourinho  has put sporting rivalries to one side and wished  Barcelona defender  Eric Abidal  a speedy recovery from his liver transplant operation. The France international full-back was diagnosed with liver cancer in March 2011, and underwent successful surgery to remove the tumour. However it has now been revealed the Blaugrana man needs another medical procedure, and with the ailment threatening Abidal's life and career, the Los Blancos trainer has spoken of his hope that the defender will recover quickly. "We all know that we are all together. Our players will show it this morning, without words, without public demonstrations," he told reporters at a press conference. "There is no Real Madrid or Barca, no colours, just a young man who ...

Hertha Berlin 0-6 Bayern Munich: Robben nets hat-trick as Bavarians run rampant The Dutchman led the way with three goals as the Bundesliga record champions followed up recent 7-1 and 7-0 triumphs with another dominant display Bayern Munich  maintained their irresistible form as they hammered  Hertha Berlin  6-0 at the Olympiastadion, and in doing so reduced their deficit to Bundesliga leaders Dortmund back to just five points. Their prolificacy saw the Bavarian giants increase their tally to 20 goals scored in the last three competitive games. Thomas Muller opened the flodgates in under nine minutes, and Arjen Robben doubled the visitors' lead moments later. Following a foul against Muller, the Dutchman completed his double from the penalty spot, and the Bavarians were in full control with a three-goal advantage. In the second half, Robben and Mario Gomez each scored from the spot, and Toni Kroos added another from open play to complete a comprehensi...

The Portuguese trainer has made it clear that he intends to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu regardless of the result of the game against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday Real Madrid  coach  Jose Mourinho  has insisted that his future at Los Blancos does not depend on the club's progression to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The La Liga leaders lock horns with CSKA Moscow in the round of 16 of the competition, and need a good result on Wednesday in order to progress after being held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Nevertheless, Mourinho has made it clear that the outcome of the second game will not have any influence on his future at Real Madrid. "My future does not depend on the outcome of this Champions League tie. Unless the club say otherwise, I will stay here even if we lose against CSKA. My decisions don't depend on the result of one game," Mourinho said at a press conference. The former Chelsea manager then looked ahead to Wednes...

Real Betis 2-3 Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo at the double as league leaders rack up 11th straight Liga success Los Blancos came up against dogged opposition in the form of the Andalusians and claimed all three points courtesy of the Portuguese attacker's valuable double Real Madrid displayed champion credentials as they recorded a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Real Betis at the Benito Villamarin on Saturday night to go provisionally 13 points clear of Barcelona in La Liga. Jorge Molina gave the home team the lead on 10 minutes before Gonzalo Higuain levelled 15 minutes later. Cristiano Ronaldo's strike just after the break then gave Los Blancos the lead, only for Jefferson Montero to equalise three minutes later. Ronaldo grabbed his second of the evening 17 minutes from time to earn his side an 11th straight Liga victory in Jose Mourinho's 100th match as coach of the Santiago Bernabeu side. The home team made a bright start to the game yet it was...

The holders sealed progression to the last eight of Europe's elite competition on Wednesday as they followed up their 3-1 first-leg win with a thumping victory on home soil Barcelona  advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday following a 7-1 hammering of  Leverkusen  at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi was the history-making hero, becoming the first player to score five times in a single Champions League match. The Catalan giants entered the night with a 3-1 aggregate advantage from the first leg, and Messi's exploits, plus a double from tournament debutant Cristian Tello meant that Karim Bellarabi's late goal was only a consolation strike as Barca advanced by a 10-2 aggregate margin.  The hosts had control from the early stages of the match, and Messi nearly put his side ahead after 11 minutes after being played into the box by Cesc Fabregas, but Bernd Leno did very well to push the Argentine's shot around the post.  ...

Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez has torn a thigh muscle and will be out of action for 10 to 15 days, the European and Spanish champions said in a statement on Saturday.  The Chile international limped off at the end of Barca's 3-1 home win over Sporting Gijon after having come on as a second-half substitute, and will miss their Champions League last 16 second leg at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.  "Alexis is 22, he has to develop and know what it is to play every three days," coach Pep Guardiola told reporters. "But he is a vital player and we will miss him. It is one more hurdle to overcome."  Aside from the injury to Alexis, Guardiola said he was pleased with the way his players recovered from Gerard Pique's sending off early in the second half to win, and picked out midfielder Seydou Keita for special praise.  The Malian, starting for the first time since November, struck a curling shot into the top corner to put Ba...

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, saying "not a lot is moving" and organisers needed "a kick up the backside". Valcke, who has continually raised concerns about the tournament, said time was running out and there was no "Plan B" in place. However, Brazil's sports minister Aldo Rebelo hit back, telling reporters in Brazil that his priority was for native Indians and low-income families to be able to go to matches, while FIFA wanted to make a profit. Soccer's ruling body is particularly concerned about transport and accommodation issues and the sluggish movement through Brazilian bureaucracy of World Cup laws relating to the sale of alcohol is also worrying FIFA. "I don't understand why things are not moving," Valcke told reporters. "The stadiums are not on schedule any longer - and why are a lot of things late? "The concern is nothing is...