The pressure is particularly intense for Messi, whose four Champions League titles include only one in the last seven seasons and still fewer than the five of Cristiano Ronaldo.
City will retain the Premier League crown if they win their final two games against Leicester at home and Brighton away, but with Liverpool just a point behind there is no room for error.
The sport’s oldest, most successful and glamorous team flattered to deceive again in Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, while Mercedes celebrated their fourth successive one-two finish.
Kriel limped out of the Pretoria-based side’s 24-23 defeat to the Stormers at Newlands on Saturday, and it has been confirmed he will now go under the knife.
Sala's plane came down in the English Channel as he flew to Cardiff on 21 January, two days after completing his transfer from French side Nantes to the Welsh club.
Since the Olympic medallist rose to fame, the IAAF has raised questions about what constitutes a legitimate woman competitor. Ahead of the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling on Wednesday, we track her rise, and the athletics body's problems with her participation.
The Manchester City and England forward topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA membership as a clear winner, with 62 percent of the votes, more than 100 ahead of Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk.