Lionel Messi

Valverde will face questions about his captain's readiness and whether the 32-year-old was rushed back too soon

The Spanish champions are in an unlikely eighth position after five Liga games on seven points

It is the first time that the Argentine has won the Best Award which was created in 2016

28-year-old proved himself among the best defenders in the world for Liverpool and Dutch national side

With seven points on the board, this is their worst start to a season since 1994

32-year-old denied reports he had used his influence to try and force the Barcelona board to push through the deal

28-year-old is the first defender to win the award since the inaugural edition in 2010-11

Griezmann copied Lionel Messi for the goal and LeBron James for the celebration but it was his night for Barcelona

Barcelona will hope to have Messi back for the trip to Osasuna next weekend

Attackers Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele are also sidelined with muscle problems

When the striker tweaked his calf, it was assumed an attacking roster of Suarez, Griezmann and Dembele would cope.

Antoine Griezmann, the 120 million summer signing from Atletico Madrid, is the only fully-fit forward, with Rafinha

The award, which was established in 2009, is named after the legendary Hungary and Real Madrid striker Ferenc Puskas

The prize will be awarded to one of the trio during the draw for the Champions League group stage on August 29

The deal which the Barcelona officials will propose could include other players such as Coutinho or Rakitic

The Argentinean has already been ruled out of the club's trip to Miami to face Napoli in a friendly on Wednesday

Right-hand batsman reveals his favourite club, talks about upcoming football star

With frustration mounting some even chanted the name of his great Argentine rival Lionel Messi

The Frenchmen, who signed from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid earlier this month

The Argentine called the South American Football Confederation "corrupt"

Six-time Grand Slam winner believes the Swiss superstar persona makes him better than two football icons

Frenchmen will begin his journey as a Blaugrana player soon and could even pair up with Neymar this season

Barca star was fumed that South American football's governing body CONMEBOL was biased towards the tournament hosts

Argentina’s captain had hit out at South American football's governing body CONMEBOL, accusing them of "corruption"

22-year-old impressed as Ajax won the Eredivisie title and reached the Champions League semi-finals last season

36-year-old Brazilian captain is already regarded by many as the most successful player in history

Scaloni believes five-times world player of the year can offer just as much value to his country as a workhorse

Hosts have yet to concede a goal in four matches while Argentina kept clean sheets in their last two matches

Brazil defender says his side will not take their eyes off the Argentina captain for a minute in their semi-final

Scaloni’s side is set to have a mouth-watering Copa semi-final against hosts Brazil in Belo Horizonte

Scaloni’s side defeated Venezuela 2-0 in the quarter finals of Copa America

Equality in wage rate between male and female footballers is the hot topic during the Women’s World Cup

Frenchman has been linked with the Spanish club throughout his young career

Scaloni’s victory over the Asian champions has put them into a quarter-final against Venezuela in Rio de Janeiro

Tournament guests and 14-times winners Argentina each only have one point after two games

Defeat at the Minerao stadium would have meant that Argentina could finish no higher than third

Forward died when a plane carrying him and pilot David Ibbotson came down in the Channel on January 21

The draw left Scaloni’s side with one point from two games and on the bottom of the table with one game remaining

Brazilian forward scored 105 goals, winning eight trophies during his time with Suarez and Messi

Argentinian, who turns 32 later this month and is running out of chances to lift a trophy with his country

Scaloni’s side can still make the knock-out stages with games against Paraguay and guests Qatar to come

Argentinian expertly opens scoring in 37th minute before grabbing another just 96 seconds later

The national team has been training at home this week ahead of a pre-Copa friendly against Nicaragua on June 7

Catalans failed to capture their record fifth consecutive triumph in the competition

30-year-old scored 21 Premier League goals in 33 appearances for Manchester City for this season

Ernesto Valverde made 11 changes to rest key players during Saturday’s 2-0 La Liga defeat at Celta Vigo

The Catalans defeated Klopp’s side 3-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday

Captain and Suarez did what they have done all season, their tallies now at 47 and 27 goals in all competitions

Argentine’s milestone goal was a moment of brilliance as he curled a dazzling free kick into the top corner

Messi, Busquets and Pique have played in 34 Champions League semi-finals matches between them