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Live Barcelona Blog: Lionel Messi slammed for skipping awards

Sport360 staff

23:30 25/09/2018

The Sport360 Team is in place bringing you the latest Barcelona news on Tuesday.

Lionel Messi was the only Blaugrana star named in FIFA’s FIFPro World XI during Monday night’s The Best awards, although the Argentinean star was not present.

As ever, get in touch with us throughout the day on Twitter and Facebook.

11:22pm: Leganes to attack Barca

Leganes boss Pellegrino wants his side to be brave and take the attack to Barcelona.

The struggling La Liga side host the reigning champions on Wednesday night.

“Barcelona is a great team, we will have to control the most sensitive areas where they generate the most football,” he told the club’s official website.

Read more here.

10:30pm: Ballack praises Messi and Ronaldo

Michael Ballack was in attendance at the FIFA Best Awards.

The former Germany international praised the durability of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Watch the video here.

9:05pm: Valverde ready for tough Leganes test

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde believes Leganes’ lowly league position is misleading and anticipates a tough match at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Wednesday.

Former Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino is now in charge of Leganes, who finished last season 17th in the La Liga standings.

Read more here.

Ernesto Valverde.

6:10pm: Capello slams Messi and Ronaldo for absence

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have come under criticism from Fabio Capello for their failure to attend Monday night’s The Best FIFA Football Awards.

Read more here.

12.25pm: WATCH as Samuel Eto’o declares Barcelona’s Lionel Messi the best player in the world

Former Barcelona and Inter Milan star Samuel Eto’o has no doubt who is the greatest of all time – Lionel Messi.

And he had no trouble declaring it at The Best FIFA Football Awards at Royal Festival Hall in London on Monday night.

Watch what Eto’o had to say HERE.

Samuel Eto’o at The Best FIFA Football Awards

9.30am – Messi’s at it again

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