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Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was pictured looking dejected yesterday morning after the 3-1 loss to Manchester City. He was flanked by police men as the Barcelona team left the airport. Messi had put Barcelona in front before a brace from Gundogan and a De Bryune free kick completed Guardiola's revenge.

The Nigerian-British rapper took to his instagram handle to share a pic of him and the Barcelona superstar as they met in a London restaurant for an event by Nike. He captioned the photo: 'Met up with the don @neymarjr in London today. Big up @nike for the link up'.

The France international overcame competition from Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez for the prize which was awarded at a ceremony in Valencia, Spain on Monday. According to Goal.com, Cristiano Ronaldo who heads the 30-man ballon d'Or shortlist having won the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid and Euro 2016 with Portugal was surprisingly not recognised at the Liga awards. The supporters' award also went to Griezmann. Spain's big three of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid were predictably dominant and took up all 11 spots in the team of the year.