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Barcelona 1 - 0 Manchester United : Neymar on target as Barcelona sink Manchester United

For the second time this week, Neymar was Barcelona's match winner as they beat Manchester United 1-0 in the International Champions Cup on Wednesday.

The Brazilian has been the constant focus of Barca's tour of the United States off the pitch as he considers an offer to move to Paris Saint-Germain. So far, he has chosen not to speak publicly about the matter, but he's done plenty of talking on the pitch in the meantime.

Juventus couldn't deal with him at the weekend, with his two goals sealing Barca's 2-1 win, and at the FedEx Field, in front of 80,162 supporters, it was United who failed to keep him quiet.

Antonio Valencia couldn't deal with Lionel Messi's chipped pass and Neymar nipped in, spun 180 degrees and fired past David De Gea from close range.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Real Madrid 2 - 3 Barcelona : Lionel Messi on target as Barcelona beat Real Madrid to win ICC

Barcelona got the better of Real Madrid by a final score of 3-2 in the team's International Champions Cup match in Miami on Saturday night.

The hype leading up to the match was matched by the drama in its opening seconds, as Neymar suffered an early injury and was forced off before returning minutes later.

Shortly after the knock to Neymar, Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Barcelona, evading Luka Modric with a deft touch and then seeing his shot take a fortuitous deflection off Raphael Varane.

Neymar made an immediate impact upon his return, dribbling down the left flank and playing the ball across the top of the penalty area where Ivan Rakitic smashed home from 18 yards to make it 2-0 inside of eight minutes.

Madrid looked shaky in the opening 10 minutes, but they quickly cut the deficit in half when Mateo Kovacic beat Gerard Pique in the 13th minute and neatly finished from 18 yards away past Jasper Cillessen.

Marco Asensio level in the 36th minute for Real on the counter-attack, getting a return pass from Kovacic after a long run and firing past Cillessen after beating Jordi Alba in the penalty area and send the teams to the dressing room at 2-2.

Gerard Pique wasted no time putting Barcelona back in front in the second half, getting on the end of an inswinging Neymar free kick and volleying home over Keylor Navas after some woeful defending by Madrid.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Gimnastic de Tarragona 1 - 1 Barcelona : Paco Alcacer scores but Barcelona held to draw in friendly

Paco Alcacer scored from a free kick to save Barcelona's blushes in a friendly with second-tier Gimnastic on Friday, their first game since the departure of Neymar this week.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique were left out of Ernesto Valverde's side, while Thomas Vermaelen picked up an injury.

Despite winning three games in the U.S. against the likes of Juventus, Manchester United and Real Madrid, Barcelona fell behind in the 11th minute when Omar Perdomo set up Manu Barreiro to score past Jasper Cillessen from close range.

Vermaelen then limped off a minute later and was replaced by Marlon Santos.

Substitute Gerard Deulofeu came the closest to equalising for Barcelona in the second half, but they had to wait until the 79th minute before Alcacer converted from 30 yards out.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 5 - 0 Chapecoense AF : Barcelona cruise to Joan Gamper Trophy victory vs. Chapecoense

It wasn't Lionel Messi who received the loudest ovation at Camp Nou on Monday. And it certainly wasn't Neymar, who is long gone having left for Paris Saint-Germain last week.

Instead, it was Neymar's Brazilian compatriots, Chapecoense, who Barcelona invited to take part in this season's Joan Gamper Trophy match after last year's devastating plane crash which killed 71 people, who were given the biggest reception. They were also given €250,000 by Barca as way of a donation.

It wasn't just a noisy reception, either, but an emotional one. The final three players to be welcomed on to the Camp Nou pitch during the pregame presentation were three of the survivors from the accident: Alan Ruschel, Neto and Jackson Follmann.

The focus then switched back to Barca, who could not be accused of going easy on their opponents, some of whom had only arrived from Brazil on Monday. Goals from Messi, Gerard Deulofeu, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez and Denis Suarez sealed a 5-0 win in front of a crowd of 64,705.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 1 - 3 Real Madrid : Ronaldo goal, red card in Real Madrid win against Barcelona

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Cristiano Ronaldo went from hero to villain in the space of two minutes as Real Madrid won the first El Clasico of the season with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Left out of the starting lineup for this first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, Ronaldo's brilliant effort from range had restored Real's lead with 10 minutes remaining, but he was sent off shortly afterwards having picked up two yellow cards in quick succession.

To compound matters, the Portugal forward -- linked with a move away from the Bernabeu this summer -- then pushed referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea after being shown a red card.

Gerard Pique's own goal had put Real ahead after a low-key first half, but in a frantic finish Lionel Messi equalised from the spot before Ronaldo struck, with Marco Asensio grabbing a last-minute third for the visitors.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Real Madrid 2 - 0 Barcelona : Real Madrid outclass Barcelona for Spanish Super Cup crown

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Real Madrid wins 5-1 on agg

Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema scored brilliant first-half goals as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 on the night to register a resounding 5-1 aggregate Spanish Super Cup win.

Zinedine Zidane's side, comfortable 3-1 first-leg winners on Sunday, put Cristiano Ronaldo's five-game ban behind them by out-playing their arch-rivals again as moments of magic from Asensio and Benzema put them out of sight.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 2 - 0 Real Betis : Barcelona earn win against Betis in emotional Camp Nou match

Lionel Messi's 350th La Liga goal proved elusive as he hit the woodwork three times in Barcelona's 2-0 victory over Real Betis on an emotional night in Catalonia.

The 30-year-old hit the post before the break and then twice afterwards with his latest landmark remaining frustratingly beyond his grasp.

However, an evening on which the club paid tribute to the victims of last week's terrorist attack in the city before kickoff ended in satisfactory fashion for the Catalan giants with Alin Tosca's own goal and a second from Sergi Roberto handing new manager Ernesto Valverde victory in his first league game at the helm.

That it was achieved without the departed Neymar and injured duo Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez -- and without Messi finding the back of the net -- may be a source of encouragement after a difficult start to the campaign.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Alavés 0 - 2 Barcelona : Lionel Messi passes 350 goals with brace

Lionel Messi shrugged off the frustration of missing a penalty to reach another remarkable career landmark as Barcelona eased to a 2-0 victory at Alaves.

Messi, who hit the woodwork three times in the 2-0 win over Real Betis on the opening day of the season, saw his first-half spot-kick superbly saved by Fernando Pacheco after Gerard Pique had been pulled down in the penalty area.

But the 30-year-old was not be denied the 350th LaLiga goal of his career and added the 351st for good measure as the visitors ran out comfortable winners.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 5 - 0 Espanyol : Lionel Messi's hat trick guides Barcelona's win over local rivals Espanyol

Lionel Messi plundered a hat trick and substitute Ousmane Dembele came off the bench to set up a late goal for Luis Suarez as Barcelona romped to a 5-0 win in the Catalan derby against Espanyol at the Camp Nou.

With both title rivals Real Madrid and Atletico having dropped points with draws earlier in the day, Barcelona were looking to strike an early blow at the top of the table.

Messi set Barcelona on their way with the opening goal after 26 minutes, although looked to have been offside.

The Argentinian playmaker then doubled the lead 10 minutes before half-time, and completed his hat trick just after the hour.

Gerard Pique's header made it 4-0 with three minutes left before Dembele, on as a late substitute, laid a fifth on a plate for Suarez in stoppage time.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Juventus : Lionel Messi brace leads Barcelona to 3-0 win

Lionel Messi summoned another mesmerising performance as Barcelona breezed to a 3-0 win over Juventus in their UEFA Champions League Group D opener at the Camp Nou.

Messi scored twice and set up his side's second for Ivan Rakitic as Ernesto Valverde's men capitalised on some dismal defending by the visitors to claim some degree of revenge for last season's quarterfinal loss.

Juventus had the majority of the early chances but their opportunities came to nothing and, from the moment Messi swept home the opener on the stroke of half-time, the outcome never seemed in doubt.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Getafe 1 - 2 Barcelona : Paulinho rescues Barcelona with late winner

Barcelona extended their 100 percent start in La Liga as substitute Paulinho's late strike secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory at Getafe.

Big-money signing Ousmane Dembele was forced off on his first league start for Barca with an apparent hamstring problem and Getafe took a deserved lead in the 39th minute thanks to a superb Gaku Shibasaki volley.

Barca fought back after the break with goals from two substitutes, Denis Suarez equalising in the 62nd minute and Paulinho, whose summer switch to the Nou Camp from China raised plenty of eyebrows, firing in with six minutes to go to open his account for the Catalan club.

Certainly it was not the best performance from Ernesto Valverde's side, but the league leaders got the job done in the end to make it four wins out of four.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 6 - 1 Eibar : Lionel Messi scores four as Barcelona thrash Eibar

Lionel Messi turned on the style once again with four goals as Barcelona maintained their 100 percent start in La Liga with a crushing 6-1 win over Eibar at the Nou Camp.

The Argentine launched a devastating second-half display to sink the visitors with further goals coming from Denis Suarez and Paulinho, while Sergi Enrich replied for the visitors.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Girona 0 - 3 Barcelona : Barcelona ease past Girona to continue perfect start to season

Barcelona swept past Catalan neighbours Girona 3-0 for their sixth straight win of the new La Liga campaign, thanks largely to two own goals.

The league leaders forced both Francisco Aday and Gorka Iraizoz to put through their own net, in a competent victory that cemented their four-point advantage at the top of the table.

Luis Suarez also notched in the second half when he powered home his 87th Barcelona goal on his 100th club appearance, and even forced Iraizoz's own goal with a cute step over.

But Lionel Messi drew a rare blank, leaving own goals accounting for Barcelona's second-highest goals haul this season behind their free-scoring Argentina talisman.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Sporting Lisbon 0 - 1 Barcelona : Barcelona edge past Sporting Lisbon through own goal

Barcelona edged to a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon following an own goal from Sebastian Coates at the Estadio Jose Alvalade to maintain a 100 percent start in Champions League Group D.

The La Liga leaders were left frustrated following a goalless first half as the Portuguese side produced a determined defensive display.

However, the deadlock was broken four minutes into the second half when Luis Suarez's flicked header deflected onto Coates and back into the net.

There was, though, no 100th European goal for Lionel Messi, who saw a couple of first-half chances saved and also fired over from a free kick.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)

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Barcelona 3 - 0 Las Palmas : Barcelona see off Las Palmas at empty Camp Nou

Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 at a deserted Camp Nou in a match overshadowed by politics.

The Liga clash was played behind closed doors after Barca's request for it to be postponed amid unrest during the Catalonia independence referendum was rejected.

Struggling Las Palmas, with Pako Ayestaran in charge for the first time, responded well to the unusual situation and hit the post in the first half, but leaders Barca eventually took control.

Sergio Busquets broke the deadlock after the interval and Messi secured Barca's seventh win from seven games with two typically well-taken finishes.

(excerpt from ESPN Soccernet)