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Lionel Messi walking suspension tightrope with Barcelona captain desperate to avoid yellow card against Napoli | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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Lionel Messi: Barcelona allow forward to escape... but which Premier League club will pursue him? | Football News | Sky Sports
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Neymar beats Lionel Messi all ends up on way to scoring incredible solo goal in Barcelona training - Mirror Online
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Lionel Messi rested for Barça trip to Kyiv as Koeman bemoans 'crazy' schedule | Barcelona | The Guardian
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Lionel Messi left out of Barcelona Champions League match for second successive week - Mirror Online
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Lionel Messi's yellow card stands after he was hit by bottle at Valencia | Lionel Messi | The Guardian
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Lionel Messi to appear for 700th time for Barcelona in match against Borussia Dortmund - The Statesman
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