Messi ends year with groin injury in Argentina win
Lionel Messi was unable to finish Argentina’s historic victory over Brazil on Tuesday night, suffering a groin injury in what was his final game of the year.
Carlo Ancelotti said he prefers Champions League referees — saying there’s “less controversy and fewer VAR interventions” — as Real Madrid prepare to face Manchester City in their playoff second leg in the midst of a row over LaLiga officiating.
