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Lionel Messi v Cristiano Ronaldo - the final Head-To-Head: Barcelona star comes out on top

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal duels for the ball in front Osasuna's Roversio Rodrigues, bottom, from Brazil during their Spanish La Liga soccer match, at Reyno de Navarra stadium in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday March 31, 2012. Real Madrid won 5-1.

Goal: In the last instalment of Goal.com's Head-To-Head, we look at how the votes were split and what the readers thought More On : FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF,...

Barcelona did everything possible to keep Guardiola, asserts Zubizarreta

FC Barcelon's coach Pep Guardiola, right, and second coach Tito Vilanova dance after the match FC Barcelona and Espanyol during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 5, 2012. FC Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola will not continue as coach of the Spanish club after this season and assistant Tito Vilanova will take over.

Goal: The Blaugrana chief disputed the notion that the club did not do enough to hold on to the coach, while lashing out at Madrid's Karanka for his comments By Luis Mira...

'Wonderful' Keita saves the day for Barcelona as Guardiola bids fond farewell to La Liga

Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola reacts during their La Liga soccer match against Betis at the Villamarin stadium, in Seville, Spain on Saturday, May 12, 2012.

Goal: The Malian midfielder headed home a stoppage-time equaliser to avoid defeat in Pep's last league game as coach of the Catalan club in an exciting 2-2 draw at Betis...

Seydou Keita's late equaliser saves Barcelona blushes at Real Betis

Spain's FC Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita (15) holds up teammate Lionel Messi in celebration after scoring a goal against Qatar's Al-Sadd Sports Club in the second half of their semifinal match at the Club World Cup soccer tournament in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011.

The Guardian: La Liga Real Betis 2 Barcelona 2 Seydou Keita, left, is congratulated by Lionel Messi after scoring Barcelona's late equaliser at Real Betis. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters...

Bayern and Chelsea were better than Real Madrid and Barcelona: Platini2012-05-19

Zeenews: Munich: UEFA president Michel Platini insists that Bayern Munich and Chelsea are worthy Champions League finalists, claiming that they were both full value for their respective semi-final wins over Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. Many pundits predicted...

We`ve beaten Barcelona, bring on Bayern: Chelsea star Mata2012-05-19

Zeenews: Munich: Chelsea attacker Juan Mata is confident that his side can defeat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Saturday, insisting that the Blues can draw inspiration from their semi-final triumph over Barcelona. Bundesliga outfit Bayern head into the...

Didier Drogba denies reports he could sign with Barcelona2012-05-19

Sporting News: MUNICHâDidier Drogba has dismissed speculation linking him to Barcelona after what could be his last game for Chelsea in the Champions League final on...

Manzano: Falcao would be a safe bet for Barcelona or Real Madrid2012-05-18

Goal: The 56-year-old coach thinks that the former Porto striker would fit in at any club and admits that Atletico's financial woes may force them to sell the player...

Platini: Bayern and Chelsea were better than Real Madrid and Barcelona2012-05-18

Goal: Many pundits presumed that it would be the Blancos against the Blaugrana at the Allianz Arena on Saturday night, but instead it will be the Bavarians against the Blues By Mark...

Iraola: We are prepared to face Barcelona2012-05-18

Goal: The captain of Marcelo Bielsa's squad is confident that his side are capable of taking the fight to the Catalans in the Copa Del Rey final in Madrid next week By Doug Patient More On : Athletic Bilbao,...

Drogba quashes Barcelona rumours but remains quiet on Chelsea future2012-05-18

Goal: The Ivorian veteran spoke ahead of Saturday night’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich but dodged queries about whether it would be his last game as a Blues...

Drogba rubbishes Barcelona rumours May 18, 20122012-05-18

ESPN: Amid rumours of a summer move to Barcelona, Didier Drogba says he is giving no thought to his Chelsea future until after Saturday's Champions League final. GettyImagesDidier Drogba insists nothing is decided on his future • ...

‘If Barcelona can't beat Chelsea, how can we'2012-05-18

Gulf News: Munich: Jupp Heynckes has just cracked another joke, the latest involving mock bewilderment that Arjen Robben would ever have considered leaving Bayern Munich for pastures new. "After all, we have the best doctor in the world on our medical staff,"...

Hollywood to make movie about Barcelona2012-05-18

Yahoo Daily News: The role of Carles Puyol will be played by a wet dog Great news for fans of Green Street, Bend It Like Beckham and Soccer Dog: European Cup — the rich and illustrious canon of soccer in the cinema is set to be expanded with a Hollywood movie about FC...