Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi may no longer be the brightest in football's constellation of stars, but don't write the Argentine off just yet, says Alfredo Relaño.

Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat in Paris can be considered a decent result given PSG's dominance and the fact that away goals will not count in the Bernabéu.

Barcelona have been dumped out of the Copa del Rey and Champions League in recent times, but this is a year for Xavi to put things right at Camp Nou.

We understand that it’s no longer El Clasico of Mourinho and Guardiola, or that of Cristiano and Messi, but it is still a spectacle capable of satisfying the worldwide expectation it generates...