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straight to your inboxThe response to Barcelona's latest Champions League hiding has drawn a predictable response from Manchester City fans. Last season's 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich came before Lionel Messi announced his desire to leave the Nou Camp.

straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has claimed that Lionel Messi wants to stay at the Nou Camp.Messi rocked the footballing world in the summer when he announced he wanted to leave Barcelona due to complaints over how the club was run, with Manchester City being inserted as the immediate favourites to sign him.After weeks of wild speculation, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner eventually revealed he would be staying at Barca after all, in order to avoid a court

straight to your inboxBarcelona have been dealt a potentially fatal blow in their bid to sign Manchester City defender Eric Garcia this month.Garcia has been strongly linked with a move back to Barcelona having come through the club's La Masia academy before making the move to City in 2017.

straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta is confident Lionel Messi will remain at the club beyond next summer despite interest from Manchester City.Messi dropped a bombshell in the summer by revealing he was seriously unhappy at the club, submitting a transfer request in the hope the club would allow him to leave for nothing.Barcelona insisted the release clause that would see Messi depart on a free had expired and the Argentine opted against fighting his current

straight to your inboxOne of the frontrunners to become Barcelona's new president says he cannot imagine Lionel Messi playing for Manchester City.Messi came close to leaving Barcelona in the summer after falling out with the club's hierarchy, who have since all resigned, prompting a new presidential election in January. Messi opted to stay at the Nou Camp to avoid a costly legal battle to end his contract, with City his most likely destination.

straight to your inboxBarcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta says he is hopeful of convincing Lionel Messi to stay at the Nou Camp and hinted he may try to convince Pep Guardiola to return to the club.Laporta is an influential figure in Barca's history, having had a seven-year stint as president at the Nou Camp between 2003 and 2010.

Here are the Manchester City evening headlines on Tuesday, May 12.

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has questioned why Pep Guardiola would return to Barcelona and believes Italy is a far more likely destination for the Manchester City boss' next move.