FORCA BARCA: Punishment tunnel~ Our players celebrate Messi's 6th Ballon d'Or

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BEST OF TODAY

Barca players congratulate Messi for his 6th Ballon d'Or with punishment tunnel

MESSI THE 6OAT

8.66-rated Messi leads WhoScored's La Liga Team of the Month

Spanish FA plans to put a statue of Messi in Madrid (SER Catalunya)

The GOAT deserves it.

RUMOURS & INFO

OFFICIAL: Hazard ruled out of the first El Clasico of the season with injury

Good news.

TEAM DYNAMICS

De Jong enjoying ice skating in Amsterdam with his family

Jordi Alba ready for the Clasico, hard for Semedo to be fit (Sport)

VOICES

Suarez: Best thing Barca can do is to find a young '9' when I'm not there

"If they bring a new team-mate to compete it will be the same pressure that I will have playing every three days. You have to think about the club’s future.

"One who’s a fan of the club and likes how they have treated him here… the best thing to do would be to look for a young forward to have the chance of enjoying being the Barca No 9 when I’m not around any more."

Kluivert: Young players who leave for money don't respect Barcelona

Patrick Kluivert has indicated that leaving the Barcelona youth teams in search of money shows a lack of respect towards the club on the part of young players.

Zanetti: Messi is the best in the world, he deserves to win Ballon d'Or

The legendary Argentine full-back is in no doubt that his compatriot is the top footballer on the planet.

Barca's Emerson: I'd love one day to return to Catalans & have Neymar be there

"All Brazilians want to play with Neymar and so do I."