Rafa Benitez dropped Alonso for the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, but how long will the Spaniard be prepared to sit on the bench? Meanwhile, Barcelona have a priceless commodity Liverpool would like to get their hands on. Posted May 07, 2007 by Tom Harness

Messi's outrageous fisted goal against Espanyol seemed to have set up Barca for another La Liga title. But unlike Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, this time there was payback for the Argentinian conman. Posted June 10, 2007 by Donna Gee

Reports have confirmed that a £16 million bid has been accepted by Arsenal and the legendary striker appears to have ended his glittering Gunners career. Posted June 23, 2007 by Mark Apostolou

A former senior referee takes exception to the over-reaction of officials following an altercation between Maccabi's Vonteego Cummings and Barcelona's Gianluca Basile. The loss of Basile certainly didn't help Barcelona's cause and made Maccabi's victory that much easier. Posted April 12, 2008 by T Warnick

This author reckons the best of the lot is the out-of-favour superstar who stayed put at Barcelona - and found a new lease of life. Posted October 29, 2008 by Alex Richards