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17:00 – Messi omitted from shortlist for FIFA’s men player of the year
Lionel Messi has been omitted from the shortlist for FIFA’s men’s player of the year award, which features Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah.
Barcelona and Argentina forward Messi had featured in the top three for 11 straight years.
He was runner-up in the prize in 2007 and 2008 before winning the title for the first of five years in 2009.
14:00 – Messi features in our European Team of the Week
Lionel Messi’s sensational display against Huesca earned him a place in our European Team of the Week.
The Argentine scored twice and provided two assists as the Catalan giants hammered the newly-promoted side 8-2 at the Camp Nou.
12:00 – Valverde ‘not satisfied’ despite 8-2 victory over Huesca
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was not fully satisfied after watching his side thrash Huesca 8-2 to go top of La Liga.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice and after Jorge Pulido’s own goal Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic and Jordi Alba were all on target as Valverde’s side ran riot in the second half.
But Huesca had opened the scoring through Watford loanee Cucho Hernandez and pulled it back to 3-2 before the break when Alex Gallar converted a cut-back.
Despite the lop-sided scoreline, both Huesca’s goals rankled with Valverde.
