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The most prominent player in the competition thanks to his three goals and four assists, Leo Messi has been awarded the gong for best player of LaLiga Santander in September. POWERED THROUGH MARCA

Khaldoon al Mubarak, the owner of Manchester City , surprisingly revealed at a conference that he's tried to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona on three seperate occasions. POWERED WITH MARCA

Tottenham Vs Barcelona Preview BARCELONA: FC Barcelona have failed to win any of their last 3 games In La Liga drawing at home to Girona and Athletic Bilbao with a 2-1 loss at Leganes coming between the draws. The last time Barcelona won a game was at Camp Nou in the UCL match day 1, a 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven. Lionel Messi was tested in the game against Athletic Bilbao and he is expected to lead the team out in London. TOTTENHAM : Tottenham Hotspur are in fine form at the moment with three successive wins including the penalty shootout win over Watford. They have won 3 of their last 5 games. The losses being away to Inter in the UCL and a home loss versus Liverpool HEAD TO HEAD All Soccer Matches ordered by Timeline 29/07/18, FC Barcelona - Tottenham Hotspur FT 7 : 5 24/07/09, Tottenham Hotspur - FC Barcelona FT 1 : 1 Both Barcelona and Tottenham have played AC Milan, AS Roma and Chelsea this year and Tottenham have won all the 3...

Barca Squad To Face Leganes Barca Squad To Face Leganes FC Barcelona look to bounce back to winning ways after drawing at home to Girona last weekend. Barca will face a Leganes team that have failed to win any of their last 5 games. Ernesto Valverde's squad is made up of Ter Stegen, Cillessen; Semedo, Pique, Umtiti, Vermaelen; Alba, Sergi Roberto; Rakitic, Busquets, Coutinho, Arthur, Vidal; Suarez, Dembele, Malcom and Munir. TEAM STATS Barcelona have won their official games this season except the draw with Girona in match day 5. W6 D1 Leganes have lost 4 of their last 5 games, 1 draw at home versus Real Sociedad Barca have won their last 4 games against Leganes PREDICTED XI Ter Stegen Roberto &nbsp &nbsp Pique &nbsp Umtiti &nbsp &nbsp Alba Vidal/Arthur &nbsp Rakitic &nbsp Coutinho Messi &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Suarez &nbsp Dembele/Malcom 4-3-3 • Rafinha...

Barca Squad To Face Girona Barca Squad To Face Girona FC Barcelona will continue their league journey at home versus Girona in match day 5. Barca will face Girona after beating PSV Eindoven 4-0 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening. The players to face Girona are as follows; Barcelona squad to face Girona: Ter Stegen, Cillessen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Umtiti; Rakitic, Busquets, Denis Suarez, Coutinho, Arthur, Vidal, Luis Suarez, Messi, Dembele and Munir. TEAM STATS Barcelona have won all 6 official games this season Girona have won 2 of their last 5 games, 1 loss and 2 draws Girona have won back to back games including a 1-0 away win at Villarreal Barca have won their last 2 games against Girona. A 3-0 win at their stadium and a 6-1 trashing at Camp Nou PREDICTED XI Ter Stegen Semedo &nbsp &nbsp Pique &nbsp Lenglet &nbsp &nbsp Alba Roberto &nbsp Sergio/Vida...

The Rise of Dembele Much was expected from Ousmane Dembele after he moved from Borussia Dortmund for a 105m euro transfer fee a club record at the time. Following a stellar season where he scored 10 goals and provided 21 assists. He made his debut for Barcelona as a second half subsitute at the Camp Nou assisting Luis Suarez for his teams fifth of the night versus Espanyol. In his next game and first start for Barca away to Getafe he injured his hamstring and was ruled out for four months. He was given the medical green light on 2 January 2018 to return to action. A couple weeks later, he again injured himself against Real Sociedad and was ruled out for up to four weeks. Valverde rarely handed Dembele starts and the most painful example was in Rome when Barca were 2-0 down and needed a goal but he was not called up. The few opportunities handed to him he failed to really make any meaningful impact, he would attempt a dribble then lose the ball and his de...

FC Barcelona began their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 battering of PSV Eindoven at Camp Nou on Tuesday evening. While Tottenham fell 2-1 to Inter at San Siro . Barcelona began the game slowly until Iionel Messi opened the scoring in the first half with a beautifuly struck freekick past PSV keeper Zoet after Dembele was fouled outside the area. Barca added three more goals in the second half via 2 more Lionel Messi goals and a fine strike by Demebele from outside the box. Samuel Umtiti was given a second yellow and sent off in the second half for a silly challenge. Lionel Messi finished the game with a record 8 Champions League hatricks MATCH STATS Stat Barca PSV POSSESSION 75.2% 24.8% Shots 21 14 Pass % 91% 73% Corners 8 1 Yellow Cards 2 2 Red Cards 1 0 PLAYER RATINGS Ter Stegen : 6/10 Jordi Alba : 6/10 Samuel Umtiti : 4.5/10 Gerard Pique : 6.5/...

FC Barcelona Vs PSV Preview RECENT BARCA UCL HISTORY FC Barcelona will begin their Champions League journey at home facing PSV of Netherlands. Barcelona last won the UEFA Champions League in 2015 defeating Juventus in the final. Three successive quarter-final losses have followed. The most disapointing being the loss to Roma last term. However, Ernesto Valverde's men would hope to bring the prestigious trophy home. PSV and Barcelona have never met in the Champions League TEAM STATS FC Barcelona: have won all their games this season starting from a 2-1 win over Sevilla in the Super Copa. PSV: PSV Eindoven have won their last six games successively and it is expected they will cause Barca some problems. ANALYSIS With Barcelona playing at home and having a star studded squad they are clear favorites for the encounter although PSV are dangerous and may end up scoring. However, Barcelona should win the tie. Phillipe Coutinho could play...