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Lionel Messi scores two, assists one in FC Barcelona Copa del Rey win

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Lionel Messi scored twice and had one assist for FC Barcelona in their 5-0 win vs. Leganes.

Messi was at it again. He played a big part in the first goal of the match. The second goal of the match was a Messi assist. He would cross the ball from a corner kick as Lenglet would score.

The third goal of the match was Messi’s first. He cut inside and his shot took a deflection and in. Messi’s second goal was the last of the match. He rounded the goalkeeper and scored an open net.

It was win number 500 in Messi’s FC Barcelona career.

Argentina starting eleven vs. Venezuela, Olympic qualifier

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Argentina go with a different eleven vs. Venezuela with both Adolfo Gaich and Alexis Mac Allister not starting.

Fernando Batista has rested the two goal scorers and most of the regular starters for the match vs. Venezuela. Here’s the starting eleven:

Juan Pablo Cozzani
Marcelo Herrera
Maximiliano Centurion
Nazareno Colombo
Facundo Mura
Tomas Belmonte
Matias Zaracho
Juan Brunetta
Nahuel Bustos
Gaston Togni
Valentin Castellanos

Marcos Rojo joins Estudiantes de la Plata on loan from Manchester United

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Marcos Rojo has joined Estudiantes de la Plata on loan.

Manchester United will have one less Argentine on the team as Rojo has went back to his boyhood club Estudiantes. He has joined them on loan until the end of the season.

Rojo hasn’t played many matches for United this season, playing only nine this year.

Leandro Paredes scores, Mauro Icardi assist in PSG win

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Leandro Paredes scored for PSG in their 2-0 win vs. Pau in the French Cup.

Paredes got his first goal for PSG with Mauro Icardi assisting. The ball found Paredes in the area and he would control it and volley it to open the scoring.

Adolfo Gaich to play with Club Brugge in Belgium, to sign on Thursday

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Reports out of Argentina are emerging that Adolfo Gaich will indeed play with Club Brugge in Belgium.

Adolfo Gaich will reportedly sign with the Belgium club on Thursday after he flies out to Argentina. Gaich of San Lorenzo is presently with the U23 Argentina team in Colombia and per a report by TyC Sports, the striker will fly out to Argentina to sign his contract.

San Lorenzo have reportedly accepted a bid of nearly $14 million and on Thursday he is expected to undergo his medical. He will join Brugge after the Olympic qualifiers.

Gaich, still only 20, has scored 7 goals in 20 games.