Joan Laporta

PSG and Barcelona played out a 1-1 draw in Paris in their second leg last 16 Champions League match, which saw the French side go through 5-2 on aggregate.

Laporta won the Barcelona presidential election and takes over a club in a financial mess, with doubts over the squad structure. Alfredo Relaño takes a look

Alfredo Relaño looks at the race to control Barcelona, with Joan Laporta in pole position to re-take the presidency of the footballing giants.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi defined the global game over the past decade or so with both players almost exclusively winning the Ballon d'Or award year after year.

The audacious and clever marketing ploy from FC Barcelona presidential candidate Laporta with his massive banner right beside the Bernabéu put an end to a depressing spell hanging over the Catalan club.