Messi was powerless to stop Real Madrid. In fact after Real Madrid went 2-0 up and coasted it, Real Madrid fans spent the rest of the game laughing at Messi. We need to find the next Messi. Real Madrid have got Assensio coming through. Obviously he's out of each, but we need to find these players young. Messi's time has been and gone. I think the posters above are right. Barcelona could be heading for some relatively lean times ahead, particularly if their Neymar replacements don't work out. Every time I watch Isco now I think if only. Isco didn't play last night and a slightly weakened Real Madrid still had barca at arms length.