Xavi, 39, made a record 767 appearances for Barca and 133 for Spain in his illustrious playing career before moving to the Qatari club in 2015 ahead of his transition into coaching
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Liverpool set the tone for the task ahead by almost going ahead after 51 seconds with Jordan Henderson being denied by a last-gasp interception at the back post, but it did not take long for the home side to reduce the three-goal deficit
Ousmane Dembele replaced Messi in the 25th minute after the Argentine was examined by club doctors on the sidelines following a challenge by Sevilla’s Franco Vazquez
According to the budget estimate approved by the club’s board of directors, in the 2017/18 season, Barcelona had a turnover of 914 million euros, exceeding its forecast of 897 million euros, for a profit of 32 million
The Catalan giants entered the match knowing that a point would be enough to seal the title, but claimed all three in La Coruna to move 11 points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid with a game in hand
A Spanish cycling clothing manufacturer owning the name Massi filed a notice of opposition to the original registration of Messi’s trademark in 2011, claiming it would lead to confusion with its already registered brand
Roma spectacularly made it 3-0 in the 82nd minute, however, when Kostas Manolas headed an under corner into the back of the net to send the home side ahead on away goals
Barca, who played an hour without the benched Messi, could see their lead at the top of the table reduced to nine points if Atletico Madrid beat relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday night
Amuneke, who was on a two-year contract with the Sudanese side, confirmed the development on a Lagos-based radio on Wednesday.
The results gave the Catalans an 11-point lead at the top of the standings
Willian sent Chelsea ahead just past the hour before Messi levelled for the visitors in the 75th minute to leave the tie delicately poised ahead of the return match at Camp Nou next month
Zidane led Real Madrid to the La Liga and Champions League double earlier, but the team have struggled recently, trailing FC Barcelona by 16 points
Messi’s 365th goal in Spain’s top flight came inside 12 minutes, with Luis Suarez adding the second before the interval and Paulinho completing the victory late on as Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of the table back to nine points over Atletico Madrid
The Brazilian will sign a five-year deal with the club which will contain a release clause of €400 million
Victory for Barca ends a two-match winless run in European competition without scoring and also saw them strengthen their grip on top spot, which they were under no risk of relinquishing on the final matchday
A matter that goal line technology ought to have resolved very clearly left Barcelona players complaining and fuming about the injustice
It was the fourth time the Barcelona forward has received the honour,
The match saw Valverde return to a club where he won three league titles and two Greek Cups during two separate spells on charge, but it was not a happy homecoming as Barcelona failed to score in a Champions League group game for just the second time in the last 48 attempts
It was one-way traffic from the first whistle in Catalonia, but an own goal from Dimitrios Nikolaou was all they had to show for their dominance before Pique was given his marching orders three minutes before half time
The 49-year-old king abandoned his previously measured tone over tensions with Catalonia as the standoff dragged Spain into its deepest political trouble in decades