Superb Lionel Messi banged in another hat-trick on Sunday and guided Barcelona to an important 4-2 win at lowly Zaragoza.

Barcelona with Lionel Messi, qualified for the quarterfinals after eliminating Stuttgart for 4-0, with this result the team has great expectations in reaching the final of the Champions League.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuain, are by this time the center of the sports press, after two separate hat-tricks that players scored for their teams.

Heavy snowfalls have pounded northeastern Spain, knocking out power for about 220 thousand users, cancelling flights and forcing the closure of schools in Barcelona and the surrounding areas, officials say.

Argentine Benfica star Angel Di Maria has become the obsession of many European clubs for next season. Now, it’s the powerful Lio Messi’s Barcelona who attemps to sign him up.

Giant waves slammed into a cruise ship off the coast of Marseille on Wednesday killing two passengers, a German and an Italian, and injuring 14 others

Brazilian star Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima announced that in 2011 when his contract with Corinthians expires, he will quit professional football. He dreams with a chance of being in the World Cup and wants to win the Libertadores Cup with Corinthians.

The French striker is not under Pep Guardiola’s consideration for regular first-team football, and the main reason for this are his poor performances. ‘Titi’s high salary is also motive for him to quit the ‘Cule’ discipline in the next transfer window.

With goals by Diego Forlan and Simao, Atletico Madrid help rivals Real with their victory over super power Barcelona. Good result for the ‘Colchoneros’ with Kun Aguero as their main player. Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled one back for the ‘Cules’.

Sergio Aguero’s team lost yesterday by 3 to 2 against Racing Santander, but carried a 4 to 0 lead from Madrid. Sevilla beat Getafe in the semis. Without giants Real and Barcelona, it is the opportunity for other teams to win a title and qualify for the European League. The venue and date for the final are not yet confirmed.

Hours before the meeting of Manchester archrivals for the first game of the Carling Cup semifinals, the ‘Spice Boy’ turned up the heat. Carlitos Tevez’s team are itching for revenge after falling 4 to 3 with Michael Owen’s late goal at Old Trafford in their last meeting.

A woman spent eight days trapped in the elevator of the building where she lives in the city of Sitges, near Barcelona. Firefighters managed to find her alive and conscious.

Even with players like Frederic Kanouté (Sevilla), Seydou Keita (Barcelona), Mahmadou Diarrá (Real Madrid) and Mohamed Sisoko (Juventus) in the team, Mali heads to yet another Afrrican Cup of Nations upset as they lost to Argelia 1 to 0 in an awful match. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Sevilla achieved what seemed impossible. They qualified for the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey and ousted Barcelona, considered by many the best team in history. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

The International Federation of Football History and Statistics continues giving away awards and this time it was the Catalan midfielder’s turn. Some may ask about Leo Messi, who took home lots of prizes this year: the Argentine ace was second in the poll only a vote far from the winner!

About 300 people travelled Sunday on subways wearing no pants, following an unusual proposal by two young people with the sole purpose of “amusing and entertaining the participants, and surprise audiences.” (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal’s Spanish ” ace ” midfielder is targeted by the two largest Spanish clubs, but Wenger does not want to give him away and does not need the money, but a good striker.

Sevilla defeats Barcelona with a 2-1 win at Camp Nou in the first leg of their Copa del Rey fifth round tie.

The Argentine ace was rested by Guardiola and the Catalans could only draw against hard working Villarreal. It was 1-1 with goals scored by Pedro (Bar) and Fuster (Vil).

Former River, Barcelona and the national team’s goalkeeper, Roberto “Tito” Bonano, criticized the national team’s coach, Diego Maradona, by stating that he’s not cut out to coach and lead the team, and to keep emotional stability.