Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Franck Ribery and Manuel Neuer have been among the challengers over the past five years, but Messi and Ronaldo have finished either first or second in the last four editions
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Neymar broke the deadlock midway through the opening period after collecting a low cross from Dani Alves, curling the ball into the top corner
The European champions took control from the start and Lionel Messi saw an early effort turned behind by Wojciech Szczesny, before Neymar had a goal ruled out after turning the ball in from close range
After a pre-match tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks, Barca started brightly with Luis Suarez and Neymar linking up well for the latter to fire over from the edge of the box
The hosts dominated the first half
Belarusian champions, BATE, secured their first win of the group stages with a 3-2 victory over Roma last time out but unsurprisingly it was the holders who dominated from the first whistle and Neymar tested Sergey Chernik with a curling effort after the Brazilian had shown good footwork to open up a shooting opportunity
The visitors were quickest off the starting blocks, with Javier Hernandez beating his marker two minutes in and steering Karim Bellarabi’s delivery towards goal, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen reacted well to deny his close-range effort
The striker is accused of not paying €14 million in taxes between 2011 and 2013
According to Brazilian newspaper, GloboEsporte, the Red Devils have made an official approach for Neymar, which matches his buyout clause at the Nou Camp.
Lionel Messi and Neymar have been granted an extended holiday following the Copa America, meaning that they will miss Barcelona’s…
There were half chances for both sides in the opening stages as the match got under way in lively fashion, with a disallowed Barca goal among the early talking points
Barcelona initially said the signing of the 22-year-old player from Brazilian side, Santos, in May 2012 cost them £44.5 million
Yep, 74-year-old Aurelio Jimenez has sued FIFA for €1 billion because of his emotional and physical distress
With initial projections suggesting Neymar could miss up to six weeks of action, the 22-year-old was considered a doubt for Barcelona’s La Liga opener against Elche on August 23
The FC Barcelona and Brazil striker broke a vertebra in his spine during his side’s 2-1 quarter-final victory on Friday, following a challenge from defender Zuniga
The 2014 edition in Brazil cannot be less different, with Brazil up against Germany and Argentina taking on The Netherlands
She said: “It broke my heart and the heart of every Brazilian watching the pain on your face on the Castelão field
Much had been made of Brazil’s perceived mental frailties ahead of the match, with players coming under fire for crying during renditions of the national anthem and Scolari’s decision to call in a sports psychologist grabbing headlines
Neymar sustained the injury in the closing stages of the match, under a challenge from a Colombian defender.
Neymar sank to his knees in disbelief afterwards amid widespread tears of joy